Yep, another one that's an old Live Journal, but whatever. I still thought it was worth posting here.
So we’ve come to an age where reading by candlelight has been replaced by doing homework at 1:30 a.m. to the glow of a cell phone. We are living longer, more trouble-free lives than those of our ancestors. This is by no means a bad thing, except it seems we’ve forgotten things our ancestors held in such high regard; things like family, respect for the elderly, honor, charity, ect. I don’t speak for other generations, just from what I’ve observed of my own. We seem to be content to go with the flow, too comfortable to question why we shouldn’t. But, in taking a step back and really taking a look, is all we’ve gained been worth the price? Some would say it is, others would say we’ve sacrificed too much. Myself, I don’t know. I’d like it see more of the world before judging it.
I’ve heard, “this generation is so much worse than the last,” more times than I care to remember. Honestly though, if that were true then wouldn’t society be in flames by now? Yes, I know. In some ways my generation is worse than that of my parents’ generation, and in some ways their generation is worse than their parents’. But even if it’s worse in some ways, that doesn’t mean it is in others. It also leaves room for improvement, no matter how hard that would be to do with any society. The quality of a generation depends on our view of it, sort of like the saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” I’m sure when my generation matures a little bit we will see the younger generations as steering society to “Hell in a hand basket.” However, that will be our view, and most likely not the view of aforementioned younger generation.
If you’ve read this far, good for you. You’ve just dealt with one of my rants in short form. As to what brought it about, a power outage. I was sitting here, angry that I couldn’t listen to my music and thinking, “I never would have survived before electricity.” Yes, I realize that I’m one of the spoiled people in the world (not as much as other people I know), but many people would have this same thought, mot likely everyone reading this. Don’t deny it. You’re on the internet right now, something most of us are addicted to, and if it’s not that then it’s some other piece of technology. If however, that is untrue for you, congratulations, and I say that with the utmost serenity.
So yes, while we have made amazing advancements, and I in no way disapprove of discovering new knowledge, have these advancements made us soft? Has it turned us all into moths, desperately chasing a flame just out of reach, and if so, how close can we get before we’re burned to a crisp? xp
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