Memories of today. I think by now most of you know that I do not
write about the past for the sake of holding on to days gone by. We are
living memories now. It is a shame to be so lost in the past that we
overlook the present. Today is a time to set good memories into motion.
We
love looking back but sometimes forget the struggle. The now
'primitive' tools we used in the 50's and into the 60's may have kept
life simple, but they didn't always make life easy. Still we hold on to
the memories remembering it as a simpler time. In another few decades,
voice command and even mental telepathy will probably be more common.
Computers will be obsolete as will cell phones. Already terms like
telephone, automobile, stove, slip, nylons, CDs, classified ads,
landlines, camera film, yellow pages, catalogs, fax machines, wires,
handwritten mail, video stores are fading from use. As fast as
something new arrives, there is something in the works to replace it.
I
predict that in the near future cars will no longer need gas (or
gasoline, another old term). Cell phones will be replaced by something
easier yet. Legg Eggs will be collectibles. Skype has already replaced
that letter that takes days to get there. Videos are streamed on
computers. And, global warming will demand that we think in new ways. We
no longer bury or burn our trash. We drive cars that are good for us
and the environment. We become more responsible if not for ourselves
then for our grandchildren. For future generations.
We
are indeed living the memories. We are setting in motion what our
children and grandchildren will remember of us. The times we spend with
them are important. The image we give them is just as important. How we
live. How we adapt and change with the times. What we do to improve
ourselves and the world around us. We are from the past. We are setting
up the future. What we hand over in those ways will not be obsolete.
This is the past.
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