Dan the man

The internet, World Wide Web, social media, cell phones. I could return to a time in the world where I had to put stamps on letters and wait for a return letter or make a call on a landline, a wall mounted telephone or go to a friends house to visit or see what’s up. I believe we were as people drawn to each other on a much deeper level a more spiritual connection. There wasn’t a lot of distractions, but we were able to be fully engaged in conversations or events like concerts, rallies or protests. Family gatherings were far more entertaining listening to stories of days gone by, as teenagers when we were between childhood and adulthood and rebellious against anything that pissed us off. We would go to the basement or outside depending on the weather, it was that way in almost all the households then. We knew more about ourselves because we were not afraid to spend time alone in our heads and express ourselves publicly without fearing rejection because we were comfortable with ourselves, those that wouldn’t were shyer, quieter not quite ready to fit in the world, but got there eventually or just faded away into the background. We had a heightened awareness of life and the world around us, I watch how people are today and just turn around and walk away. I think about the future and how bleak it looks compared to the future I saw as my younger self. There are some defined differences so acceptable most are not, but I’m way too old to engage in today’s world, to try and make sense of what’s happening is exhausting. The future no longer belongs to me, it’s in the hands of my children and their children…