I was talking to a counsellor the other day and she commented that ours (in the developed world) is the first generation ever that didn't have to live through a war close to home.
Our parents and grandparents and generations before that, only had time to think about surviving on what little they could scrounge up. Ours, while we struggle in other ways, is the first generation that has had the priviledge (is it?) to grow up with a whole set of worries... mostly of an emotional nature. She went on to say that we have no visible example of how to deal with things on this level.
We have to learn about the technologies but haven't learned how to "catch up" with that technology emotionally. I mean, we all use it but are we sure of the impact to our psyche when things are made so much more easy for us.
Many of us go on with our day to day lives and perhaps are not aware of the conflict that goes on within us. I for one, find that even though I can use the technology, I do not feel like I have accomplished anything. If I grow a plant from seeds, I can see the final result of my efforts. However, if I sit here all day at the computer, there is no result. I just get more and more into this pattern of doing these kinds of tasks. I do not move around because I have deadlines to meet and it certainly takes a toll.
Anyway, I've just been thinking about this lately.
I mean, in a sense we're all trailblazing. I, for one, find that a little bit scarey.
Our parents and grandparents and generations before that, only had time to think about surviving on what little they could scrounge up. Ours, while we struggle in other ways, is the first generation that has had the priviledge (is it?) to grow up with a whole set of worries... mostly of an emotional nature. She went on to say that we have no visible example of how to deal with things on this level.
We have to learn about the technologies but haven't learned how to "catch up" with that technology emotionally. I mean, we all use it but are we sure of the impact to our psyche when things are made so much more easy for us.
Many of us go on with our day to day lives and perhaps are not aware of the conflict that goes on within us. I for one, find that even though I can use the technology, I do not feel like I have accomplished anything. If I grow a plant from seeds, I can see the final result of my efforts. However, if I sit here all day at the computer, there is no result. I just get more and more into this pattern of doing these kinds of tasks. I do not move around because I have deadlines to meet and it certainly takes a toll.
Anyway, I've just been thinking about this lately.
I mean, in a sense we're all trailblazing. I, for one, find that a little bit scarey.
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