Dry Bones

I am in a privileged position to be able to hear accounts of how life was way back when, as my job allows me twelve hours a day contact with seniors.

To a lot of people this generation is invisible and their needs are overlooked as their productivity to society is zero. When really, sometimes this can be where a lot of wisdom and experience is at,  this is where the conclusions in life are drawn and this is where words suddenly become important as each day they may be their last words ever spoken.

I hear stories of people walking everywhere because cars were a luxury and financially out of many average peoples' reach. Obesity was rare as people walked everywhere and also appreciated their food more because they'd lived through rations so portion sizes were realistic. Kids kicked about more outside. No kid was rushed off to A&E at the first sign of a deep cut because the mum or dad cleaned it and dressed it themselves with bandages they had in the house sterilized at home as they didn't want to bother the doctor or hospital unless it was absolutely necessary.

I heard that it was cheaper to make your own clothes, bake your own snacks and cook your own meals. And that living in the country you were considered a bit more backward than if you lived in the city.

Today you have to have wads to live in the country unless you join some weird off grid community. It's seen as a treat to be away from the stress of rabbit-hutch living and city pollution. To home bake or sew anything is way more expensive than it used to be because the ingredients are a lot and expensive too and people can't afford the time themselves or if they buy it home made then it's labor intensive so it hikes up the cost. Everything seems to have been turned on its head from back then until now 2016, like even hand writing a letter is a bare effort art form rather than a normal every day occurrence like my senior people tell me it used to be.

Many people who are growing up with tech as an extension of themselves are slowly beginning to appreciate kicking back old style and see the value of voluntary blackouts where you just have to go do something else other than be hooked into your stream. There's value in learning from more senior people, because they're valuable.

Personally I like reading actual books, they smell nice.