Back in my Day!

Is there anything more funny than the premise of the "back in my day" thinking? It seems that every generation takes great joy in looking back on what they have "suffered" and are certain that the present generation couldn't cut the mustard of "my day!"

I chuckle every time I hear someone older than I, bemoaning the fact that we now have remotes for our remotes! The insinuation is how lazy we are for our technology! The reason I chuckle is that I grew up as part of a generation that would get called into the house on a Saturday so that WE could change the Channel! AND WE ONLY HAD THREE BACK THEN! lol It's no wonder we have developed so many remotes.

Yes, things have changed over the years but at the heart I think we are mostly the same. I would hate to have to prove that by going through a "Great Depression" but I think the spirit that made America still exists in more measure than most believe.

I've been practicing a new discipline recently and that is to always attempt to look for the best in everything. Admittedly, it is a tough discipline because our very nature seems to focus on the worst, first. But I believe that this discipline is worth the effort because I believe that there is a whole lot more "good" out there than we generally believe. On the plus side, I can afford to be wrong. I'm betting someone reading this probably thinks I am! LOL