Marching Time

When one crosses the threshold of 60 years of age the trembling heart may expect bugles, trumpets and drum rolls if only in the silence of the blood stream.  6 decades is quite a lot of living regardless of what century we are talking about.  Many changes occur in those 6 decades but it does seem that in the last century changes seem to have happened with increasing rapidity and it is little wonder that it is hard for any human to keep pace with the changes.

I recently watched a news bite that indicated the medical profession was looking into changing their recommendations on how early a child should be allowed to have a cellphone.  They were looking at three years of age being acceptable and I thought “I give up”.  Who am I to object to cellphones when doctors think it’s alright for an infant to have a cellphone?  It’s time to surrender to the 21^st century.

Or is it?

Don’t laugh but that is a cheesy line from the new show “The Grinder” starring Rob Lowe.  But I digress.

The reality of the world today is that it moves so quickly, technology changes our reality almost daily and those who are older find it increasingly difficult to keep up.  But even young folks have difficulty keeping pace simply because their lifestyle is so hectic.  Before the advent of cellphones and apps people could concentrate on their commute; you know, actually watching the traffic around them.  Today on the news they mentioned the double-decker bus accident that happened in Ontario two years ago; the driver was apparently watching the video screen that monitored the rest of the bus and so “wham”, his bus was hit and people died.  But he was doing what he had been told to do – watch his passengers.  People walk down the street and get hit by buses, cars and trains almost weekly.

It could be worse though, we could be living in the United States where people get shot in mass on a daily basis.  But hey, let’s not consider gun control because we all need to protect ourselves, right?