Progress

The last two lines made me stop and say Wow!

Loved it!

True, we are eliminating all emotional content.

We get amazed by the way technology has advanced making life easy for us and at the same time it makes us sigh for where has the good old times have gone. The old been replaced by the new..just like the old generation taking over from the old..An interesting write that makes the reader think about the good and the bad of the advancement of technology!

I sometimes feel like an older person, trapped in a young person's body, because to me, the world has lost all sense of what is precious. In many ways, it has improved our lives, the convenience of having a mobile phone when you break down on the road side, it is a handy thing to have. But computers have stripped us of the time to go outside and learn about ouselves and actually LIVE.

It's interesting what you said about letters. I would give anything for a guy to write me a heartfelt letter, to see the slant of his handwriting and know that he took the time to sit somewhere quiet, and think of me. I'd love to see the error in his words, perhaps spelling mistakes or scribbled-out lines.

I miss CDs too, everything's downloaded nowadays. But there's nothing better than having a tape or CD to actually touch and feel. What happens when the internet, and all our various networks crash and we lose everything? We will wander around for days, quite lost I would've thought.

I know families who go hours without saying a word to one another, yet they comment on eachother's facebook page while in the same room...kinda dumb isn't it?? Seems kids are growing up without learning the art of verbal conversation.

Fantastic thought provoking piece. You are a wise lady for sure (I accidentally typed "wide lady" lol - good job we can edit comments now!!)

Loved it~

"Sign of the times, progress.
No longer do we use normal words,
signs and symbols have taken their place.
No more letters written by a loving hand"

It's very prophetic. Nicely written... 5/5!

Ray