As Gladys Knight said wistfully before one rendition of the hit song, The Way We Were – “Everybody’s talking ’bout the good old days”. Well maybe not everybody is talking about them. Some may be longing for them, while others may be remembering how things used to be. For instance…
Remember when pictures used to be worth a thousand words?
Nowadays with their currency trading as hearts, “likes” and/or “follows”, they now come a dime for a dozen.
Remember when teachers were the true influencers?
Nowadays it’s the people who tell us the thing we should like – even though we can’t really afford it.
Remember when telling the Emperor that he was wearing no clothes was considered the right thing to do?
Nowadays, it depends on who you don’t want to offend or who you want to suck up to.
Remember those times we would filter our speech in order to soften a blow?
Nowadays filters are the things that make us look better, so we’re speaking our minds – no matter who we’re talking to.
Remember when promotion was a tool that was used for the selling of goods?
Nowadays we are the products that are put on display for perusal, consideration and use.
Remember when conversations in private were kept that way?
Nowadays it’s information that’s traded for whatever it’s worth, even though confidences will be betrayed.
What things do you fondly recall?
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