The Changing Times

The title tells it all, change and time. Both are constant, the only ones. What I would like to share to you is how advance this world is right now, compared to what it is like when I was a little boy. Since I live in an area where Class C citizens resides, definitely there are no computers back then. The only chance that we can play Mario is when our neighbor, the only person who has it the entire in the entire barangay (village) share it with us. They really are nice but you know, mature people in the 80's are so strict when it comes to lending a "state of the art" gadgets or goods. So definitely, most often we were just watching. Right now, video games are everywhere, Playstations, Xbox, even Personal Computers are very common in the households. Children have more time to enjoy, by THEMSELVES. Yup, the technology is growing, the times are indeed changing. It really affects the way of living of everybody. Imagine, no one would dare to use his Smart Billcrusher phone right now, even if it can be modified and operated. The thing is, it is not the IN thing to have, and to use it is so OUT thing to do, perhaps way out. Even parents do change. They have less worries because they won't have any problem looking for their kid because they know that they are just playing the computer or any consoles or gadgets that they have. The truth is, I don't envy the children of today's generation. What is not yet developed in our era is not worth craving. So what if we don't have consoles to play our favorite video games. So what if we don't have computers back then to chat or do any luxurious or enjoyable things online. Yes, we don't have any of those, so what? We have taguan. We have habulan. We also have bahay-bahayan, piknik-piknikan, tumbang preso, chato, patintero, and many more playing activities that involves our physical, mental, and social development. It is very seldom nowadays to see children playing those. Maybe I can say that the elders are more caring back then than the elders today. Parents in the 80's are more responsible and fatherly, motherly figure back then than now. So how do the 80's and the 90's generation developed? As a member of that generation, I can say that we do have enjoy the fun of playing and doing social activities, developmental activities by means of outdoor games and socializing with other children. We became social creatures, sensitive and very adaptive to change. We do have experience being updated to the latest technology, but it doesn't hinder us in prioritizing our co human beings. Look, for example, more children are physically not fit for the outdoors compared to the earlier generations. We change. We change because our technology advances. That is so wrong. The right thought is that we change because we grow, in mind and body. We determine the changes, not the technology. Our children can enjoy the advancement and convenience of these present day freedom, but not at the expense of hindering them to grow and develop, and eventually depriving them of their childhood. I have a lot more stories to tell, more knowledge to share than the generation next to me. Simply because my generation were developed by people, not by machines. Anyways, upon playing the games like habulan, not only we help strengthen our and develop our body, but most important, it develops our character. It is not bad if you see your child tripped off and have some scratches. It is a learning experience as well. The ability of getting up after a fall, and smile as if nothing happen, that is courage and strength. I do not despise the modern technology that we have. It actually help develop the "textbook knowledge" of a person faster. But there are a lot of things that only experience can teach. We do have change, and we can't take back the times that passed. We can take back our childhood, we can't take back our children's childhood. But definitely a change for now and the lessons of the pass will shape a better future, a better generation.