Driving
through the city, I spotted a peculiar sight as I waited at a stop light. An
elderly, well-dressed man carrying a bag and a walking cane ambled down the
street. Nothing about his appearance drew attention, except that he was walking
backward. Fortunately, the light stayed red long enough for me to watch the
gentleman walk a few yards, pause, face forward, and resume his journey. Why
would someone do this on a major street? Maybe his knees felt better when he walked
that way, or he was making a statement, like this guy:
Sometimes
reexperiencing the past helps us reclaim the present. The father in the video may
want to ignore GPS, but getting lost is only amusing once or twice. Given the typical
Google search requests and the fact that our family owned a set of 1960
encyclopedias, I can tell you those books won’t answer many of today’s questions,
unless you’re a fan of history. Bravo for the father’s attempts to savor family
time, but at some point, he’s going to want to face facts: addictive technology
is here to stay. Progress means appreciating the good parts and managing the
bad ones. What good part of life will you savor today?
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