Slipping Away

Granny Here,

You know the world today is one confusing place to be. Nothing seems to be bring satisfaction to anyone. Everyone seems to be somewhere other than where they are at the moment, I'm afraid we have forgotten how to live in the moment. We are either making plans for some other day, thinking of tomorrow, worrying about what we didn't do yesterday and how much longer we have to endure whatever is going on at any given time.

You know there are other ways of losing your loved ones and your friends than death although it is the most final. But losing them while they are yet with you hurts just the same. Relationships are taking a beating today with all the superficial things that we have in today's world to steal us from each other. Parents are losing their children and in some cases the children have lost their parents. Older parents are losing their adult children while time marches on and the realization of time lost between them goes unnoticed.

The days of sitting around engulfed in conversation getting to really "know" one another seems to be a lost art. Most adults can still carry on a meaningful conversation and enjoy it while doing so. Time spent in conversation is still an enjoyable passtime with them and they are still willing to share experiences with each other. This is a dying art in the world of the younger generation.

I don't mean to come down on them to hard because the world has always changed and will continue to do so generation to generation. I'm sorry to say that the changes that have been taking place the last 20 years have been leading us down a path that we may not be able to find our way back so easily.

I can see a side of humanity that has become callused and hard, the kindness and gentleness that we were once known for has become faint and vague. The human affections have been transferred from those who may require more attention than mankind is willing to give today and is now given to something that doesn't require anything in return. It seems that man today is looking for an easy route where nothing is required of him but his own satisfaction is acquired.

Our means of entertainment today does not necessarily need others to accomplish the result. We have all kinds of artificial mediums to fulfill our needs today and that sometimes means eliminating the human element to a degree is that frightening. I don't think for the most part that humanity is aware of what is happening to our society although I do see some signs of awakening.

We only have a set number of years here together and I'm afraid that most of those years are being wasted. Time is not on our side and the time of parting is coming for all of us some sooner than later. Let us renew our thinking and begin to share our time once again our lives, our experiences, our joys, our sorrows. There is nothing like being validated by those around you, there is no feeling like realizing that people are aware that you share this world with them and they're glad that you do.

 Remember when you are giving time to someone else you will be feeding your own soul as well and no one likes to eat alone. The warmth of another human being is the greatest blanket because it warms the heart.

Granny here, just saying!