It seems things are moving faster today. All these labor saving devices that were supposed to have given us more time have really given us LESS.
To many people it truly would seem that these are the final days, as things rush forward seemingly beyond our capabilities to slow things down. People are getting shorter on the fuse, quicker to grab a gun and defend what priorities they claim for themselves. The “me” generation has given way to the generation of “MINE! NOW!” and there seems no let-up in sight.
It seems we are more interested in ‘quantity of life’ rather than ‘quality of life’ — retired persons doing whatever they can to prolong life. And younger people (40-50 yr olds) are trying to get as much done to their bodies as possible to retain their youth — as if that will actually make them younger, prolong their lives.
And MONEY!! Boy, how everyone strives for it with a passion! Everyone juggling things so they can get the best paying job (or jobs) so they can have a bit more of what the Joneses have. And most really think that money can buy them the things that will make them happy. If so, why are their so many successful people killing themselves — finding out that a heap of cash still won’t cure what ails the soul?
And some say that time itself is speeding up. I remember my grandmother talking about everything she accomplished every morning: waking up, chopping wood, getting the stove warmed up, baking bread, making breakfast, then the day’s laundry, cleaning the house, maybe plucking some chickens or cooking up fruits or vegetables, but some form of canning, then making more bread for dinner and maybe a couple of pies before starting on cooking dinner.
Wow! That’s a lot! My mother lamented that there seemed to be more time in the olden days because no one could do all that much even given the conveniences of modern life.
So there seems to be something to the time shortening theory…
Until you look at the Amish. They still do all that stuff everyday.
Maybe the theory is wrong, then…
Tags: technology, time-saving devices
