Many times I find myself thinking that I was born in the wrong century. Now don't get me wrong- I know that we have a sovereign God who designed each of us and has counted the hairs on our head. God didn't make a mistake with having me born the exact moment that I was born, becoming a part of the family that I am now a part of. I am here right now for a reason.
Whenever I hear stories my grandmother tells me of her past, or when I watch movies such as "Little Women", I can't help but wish the society and culture I have grown up in was more like that. No cell phones, no computers, no telephones. No cars- no bissle bussle of everyday life. Just the enjoyment of families and friends, treasuring the things that are not material. Having just enough money to have food on the table, but having a family love and unity that is sparsely found nowadays. Being thankful for the things had-- not constantly dwelling on the newest i-pod that has just come out, or longing for that brand spanking new car.
That's what our society has lost. They have lost the things of importance. We have turned into a society of materialism. A society that must have a schedule and be constantly busy, not even having time to realize the problems at hand. I society that is "Me, Myself and I"-centered. Is that how God created us to be? NO! What part of help the needy, look after the orphans and serve people is centered around "you"? I'm not saying that you shouldn't have yourself put together and established before serving others, but seriously! Does that mean we should spend our whole lives trying to "discover" ourselves before we serve? Does that mean we should be spending thousands of dollars on things that 'improve' upon the same exact working thing we already have?
Here I go off on a tangent again. I just miss the way things used to be done. I wish I could have lived and experienced the 'good old days'. I get glimpses of it by hearing stories from the wise, elderly I am blessed to have a part of my life. I get sad when I think of how the last generation that was raised to be chivalrous, EARLY and not late to things, and polite is dying out. This group of people that are wiser, way beyond where we are, are the people that our society despises. These are the people that we stick away in homes and visit once a year.
I don't want to have just another 'American' family. My dream is to have a family brought up with those same principles. Those same morals. I selfishly I want to raise my children in Africa or India someday, in an area that hasn't been overcome by the technology of this world. I know that sounds crazy, but these principles, these 'ways of life' are what I want to raise children to be like! What this world needs more of is the family values. The family times. The serving of OTHERS. And the appreciation, thankfulness of those beautiful things God has provided to each and every one of us.
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