Technology – isn’t it a marvel. You want it and yet you don’t want it. Can live without it and yet we can’t.
Sometimes we wonder, which do we want more, the air we breathe or technology.
If you had a hairline fraction of a second to decide without any margin for error , which would you choose? The jury’s out on this.
Amid the Happy Meals, burgers, soda drinks, coffee, tea, were children. Us and yes, the young ones, too.
In our family, birthdays are not taken lightly. Meaning, we are grateful for them. They are celebrations in gratefullness for the gift of life…
O.k. o.k., truth be told. Birthdays and their celebrations are a major part of our lives and have been so for as long as we can remember.
On this day, it was in celebration for Dato’ Sri Ronald and Datin Sri Debbie Gomes’ grandson, Xander’s (Wow! That’s quite a few apostrophes in one sentence) first birthday.
It was a marvelous gathering of his and her siblings and their families, and us; Christopher (cousin) & Evelyn and their son, Brandon; and Jeannie and I (cousin).
McDonald’s, where family reunites (New tagline?). 3 generations – grandparents, grand uncles & aunties (we are in that group), children and their children (Xander’s gereation).
Xander most likely was not too sure what all the fuss was and what was going on, but he played along to make everybody happy – a gracious host.
It was an opportunity to reconnect or rekindle relationships, cousinships and family (no ships here), especially with Ronald’s siblings and their families.
Cousins, then ↑, and now:
As we get older, some of us have a busier schedule than ever before. While work may not come to the immediate forefront, our immediate families do. Perfectly understandable.
In today’s technological marvel of gadgetry screens from half a square inch to the 100-inch 16k QLED+++ tv screens (got meh? If no got, then coming soon…😉); to the ultra-cinematic screens that is all around you, top and bottom, which immerses you within the picture / movie; they consume our time more and more. Which leaves less and less time for anything else. After all, each day has 24 hours or 1,440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds only.
Living in the present, how we jostle for time depends on decisions we make. How we prioritize our time, and place in the order of importance who or what is important to us – is a continuous decision-making process. To a large extent, people are surrendering their decision-making to modern technology, all in the name of making life easier. They seem to willingly let technology tell them what to do.
In the meantime, let us focus on building stronger, better relationships with our families, friends with humans.
