Don't get me wrong, I am lucky to have had the
chance to experience this world with all of its technological advances. It has helped this world in so many ways! We can communicate with people across the globe just as easy as talking to your neighbor. There are people alive today that shouldn't be alive, but due to the medical advances they are, and for that I am so thankful! BUT, that's not what the question asked is it? :) I think that living in this modern world has caused people to always have their noses into something; mainly a cell phone, computer, or iPod. Let's take New York City for example, everyone is hustling and bustling somewhere and they don't even take the time to even look at the people they're shoulder to shoulder with, let alone strike up a conversation with them! I know some of you are probably thinking 'why would they want to talk to a stranger?' Why not? What if they're having a really crappy morning? You could help cheer them up! What if they're on their way to their first day at their dream job? You could give them a pat on the pack and tell them to 'rock it!' Everyone is so busy with their own lives that no one seems to care about others. I went to New York with my boyfriend for a weekend and I felt really alone. People wouldn't even make eye contact with me! (I know I'm not that bad looking!) We were talking in my child psychology class the other day about how the world works. The U.S. is all about individualism. Better, fast, stronger, king of the hill, CEO, always wanting more. That's not how we were made to be. We were created to rely on one another. If you were here all alone, this world would crumble. You can't do it on your own. You have to have others to help you make something happen. Even the simple things, like someone who works at a gas station, if they weren't there, you wouldn't be able to get gas, so you wouldn't be able to use your car, and that would seriously limit the places you go. Appreciate the people who help keep this place running smoothly. And we all keep it running smoothly. So, take the time to tell the cashier thanks and have a good day, and really mean what you're saying. Take the time to compliment someone on their hair or their shoes or their purse and mean it. That could make someone's day! And no, they won't think you're creepy or weird, people are dying to have someone say something nice to them, or say anything to them at all! We all need each other.
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Rhea
5/3/2011 03:38:12 am
wow your answer was amazing! And so true! People don't take the time to talk the others around them and it's sad :( everyone is yearning for someone else to say something nice about them. Everyone likes a compliment now and then lol So to the question.. I think in the modern world we arent thankful for anything. we always want the next best thing even if we just bought something new. im thankful for so much now like the fact that i can walk up the stairs without help or that i am even alive today because of the medical advances. i wish other people would stop complaining and just be thankful for each and every day that they are alive and healthy. :)
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Renee
5/3/2011 03:48:42 am
I think the modern world is too dependent on material things. I guarantee if most people were asked to sell all they have and give their money to the poor and only keep what was necessary to survive, they wouldn't. People in this world want more than they can handle which is proven by the amount of celebrity suicides and drug addicts and alcoholics and crazies like charlie sheen haha :) anyway, we're too dependent on what we have and never thankful for what God's given us. Plus being dependent on our material things has also made us lazy. Kids nowadays don't get out and play or just explore. Gosh I can't remember a time I wasn't outside exploring when I was a kid. All that to say we're too dependent on material things :)
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