Will it matter?

Fruit for thought...

Every now and then my parents tell me stories about their childhoods. How things used to be so different back then. How there was no such thing as a WiFi or even the concept of something called "Internet" . How making a call to a person in the other city needed a "reservation' and a man who made the call possible by connecting the two telephone lines and had the authority to listen to everything you say during the call - while secretly laughing and judging you in the mean time .

Technology started advancing and having a television in the house was a luxury only some could afford. And only one in 10 or 20 houses had it. But the ones that did, had their doors open for everyone to come and watch. Desktop computers were a symbol of leisure. Owning a telephone connection was something people would grin about with pride and satisfaction .

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I listen to these stories and I read them everywhere from older authors comparing their then and nows and it makes me wonder. I wonder why we get so lost in attaining what's "new" and modern and trendy, when it wont even matter in a few years. Status symbols in the past have been long forgotten and everything has moved on and changed, who's to say how long all this will last. We go crazy about obtaining and showing off what's "cool" today to an extent where it occupies all of us. Our minds , our surroundings , our passions , our goals. Everything revolves around temporary accomplishments.

I'm not saying it's not nice to work hard for luxury or facilities or anything that you want to achieve. I'm saying before we point our whole life in the direction of something, let's take a moment to ponder. Will it make a difference in the long run? Will it be remembered? Am i sacrificing too much for it? Is it worth it? I'm just asking you to ask yourself - will it matter ?

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