I’ve been on this earth (at least this time) 50 years and it has taken quite a different turn then I could have ever expected. From entertainment to politics the world seems to have turned upside down and inside down. Mostly for the better but sometimes for the worse. It’s been quite a roller coaster and here are just a few thoughts that come to my mind, this early in my next (G-D willing) 1/2 Century.
TECHNOLOGY- Growing up I believed I would be wealthy if I owned a cell phone. I guess now the world is much wealthier. We didn’t have fax machines, had 3 basic T.V Channels, and played music on something called a (I almost forgot) record player. By the way if I only bought a few shares of that little technology stock that Eve ate I would be owning a few more cell phones, maybe even the company.
MEDICAL- People who had Cancer or Heart Disease barely made it past a few years but today advances continue to grow as our ability to fight these once terminal diseases appears to dissipate yet fighting “standard infections” might be growing as we give anti-biotics as if they’re candy. We also had to suffer a bit more with our own problems instead of getting medicines and therapy to deal with them and I believe in many cases that made us stronger to deal with life as a whole.
ENTERTAINMENT- You actually would have to wait much longer to enjoy those specials movies, music and entertainment which made those moments much more special then they are today. Yet today you can enjoy a variety that we never could have dreamed about in “my days”.
POLITICS- Growing up our country went through a malaise period that I never believed we would allow ourselves to sink back into but today that has reoccurred. My hope is just like the 80’s we will see new leadership that will spark the engine of America’s greatness here and around the world again.