Things Change Fast

Back in time things changed slow. Long before you and I were born. If your parents farmed, than you farmed and usually lived the same life as your parents. Little changed generation to generation. Farming equipment was the same generation to generation. There wasn't such thing as new technology as we know it today. It looks hundreds and sometimes thousands of years for major advances in civilization.

Fast forward to today. We’re in an age of rapid change. The life I grew up like 30 years ago is vastly different from the life my kids are growing up in. I venture my grandchildren will yet again grow up in a vastly different world. 

Change is accelerating, thanks to technology. It's hard to stay on top of the latest.

What are some lessons to learn in this? Here's a few.

- Try to be understanding of people younger than you. They live in a different world from the one you grew up in.

- You don't have to jump on every single new thing that comes along.

- Learn to value quality over quantity.

- People are more important than the things they produce.

- Learn to slow down and not live at the rapid pace the world operates at.

- Unplug. Take planned breaks to unplug from it all.

- Understand the past so you can value what you have.