The Good Old Days

Today, we have smart computers, smart cell phones and awful dangerous weapons of war that I don’t like to think about. It’s difficult to compare today to my growing up years of the thirties. I believe the technology period in our history books will also cause our  lifestyles to change dramatically.

Conversation has changed our culture the most even in our families. I watched on television the other day, a mother taking away her kids cell phones as they entered her home for a visit. She told them they were always talking to their friends or are interested in something else on their cell phones instead of talking with your parents and brothers and sisters. Friends don’t call one another either. They text! Even when they get together you see them busy with their cell phones, listening to music or whatever.

In my day, we talked to each other! When families got together, the home was a-buzz with conversation. When we wanted music, we made our own by everyone singing either by the piano or by ourselves. If we wanted games, we played card games, like Rook or Dominoes. All the time we were talking to one another out loud!

Everyone in our small town went to Church. The church was the place to go for everything from eating, playing games, Bible studies or singing around the piano. I knew about city life too. When I stayed at my Grandma’s house, Sunday was my favorite day. when I opened my eyes in the morning, I would lie still and listen. There was a hush over the city. Gone was the hustling, bustling noise I usually heard. The stores were closed, and I imagined everyone was resting or getting ready for Church. Although Grandma is gone, I think her city today is quite different. Cities are the same on Sunday as they are on any other day, NOISY!

That is the difference between the good old days and today. Oh, there are some things I am thankful for today. One is the phone. when someone is ill or has an accident, you can reach help easily, probably saving a life. Another is how handy everything is. Your food will not spoil with refrigerators, we cook faster by putting it in the microwave.

No, it isn’t possible to go back to the good old  days. We have changed too much, but we could start thinking our friends and family are really more important than those smart? phones. We are also trying to get anywhere too fast, faster than ever! We want faster cars, faster airplanes, faster computers, faster ways to cook and faster anything else you can add. But wouldn’t it be nice if all of us could slow down a bit? We will see less health problems ,and our food will taste better if we do it Grandma’s way.