A Sign of the Times

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Have you ever wondered what we are losing in the name of technological advancement? It's 3:00am here and I am not sure what made me think of this as I wait to hear from my husband who had to leave in the middle of the night because his business was broken into, except perhaps that because of the digital video footage of the break-in, they may be able to catch the thief. I have always thought that I was born too early. I remember as a child wanting to be born later so that I could be around for telephones that would let you see the people you are talking to (and don't ask how old it makes me feel now to know that we already can!). I was thinking of the obvious things, like letter writing and phone calls have gone by the wayside for e-mails and instant messages. But there are a lot of other things that are dwindling from society as well. Our children play on computers and game consoles, carry cell phones and I-Pods or MP3 players. They are less active and over-weight. They are developing adult diseases like diabetes, ulcers, etc. My children may never send or receive a letter from a pen pal and watch the mail in anticipation for the airmail symbol. (I had a pen pal from Egypt and still have the letters and their envelopes somewhere). No one plays jacks anymore. People are vacationing to space for goodness sake! I was lucky to ride a train and take a ferry! I watched 20/20 tonight that had a segment about kids trying to out-do one another for infamy on the internet. What happened to good old rock-paper-scissors? Or trying to win a go-cart race? All in the name of technology. I wonder what is in store for my grandkids?