Are we as a Society really advanced?

[Brother John]

...and the Amish shall rule the world!!!

Ye Brother
John

 

[Cryozombie]

Well, all I know is...

I am happy to say, if society as we know it ended today, I would have the tools and knowhow to go on living...



Well... except maybe in making medicine... I only know a few medicinal herbs and such... I might be in trouble if I got seriously ill.

 

[Bammx2]

yep..................

stiiiiiiiill with the amish on that one.

 

[DeLamar.J]

I have been reading alot of books lately taking place in the 1100's to 1300's.. and this led me to start thinking .. With all the technology we have today in the 21st century.. Are we as advanced as we think we are? For instance.. if, heaven forbid, should we go through some catastrophic disaster, losing our ability to rely on Technology, phones, transportation, internet, tv, electricity, running water.. you get the idea, How many of us would actually be able to survive? Back in the 'olden days' people knew how to forage for food, *sure there were plenty of deaths etc in the finding out what was good and what was poisonous*, they learned how to make soap, take flax and make cloth, mold metal into tools, sheer a sheep and use the wool.. the list goes on and on.. Even today, people who know the 'trades' use technology to their advantage.. electric tools, etc. In my thoughts.. I realized yes, we have advanced ... but have we lost knowledge to make room for what?
I'm thinking progress has taken a side trail in some areas.

Just some ramblings..

~Tess

I have the perfect thing to go along with your post.


The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.


Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there any more.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
"George Carlin"

 

[AaronLucia]

I like the whole chrome rim idea..

You have a caveman who sees a shiny rock, he runs around hollering,
"Shiny, shiny!"

You have a man who sees a Chrome rim on a car and says "Bling, bling!"

So..how much have we really changed?

 

[Feisty Mouse]

I'll give another vote to the Amish. Then maybe they'd cross-breed with other sects and get rid of some of those genetic inbreeding issues that any small, genetically isolated group has.