My grandmother liked tell the story of the first time she saw an automobile. She was young and living in England and somebody came down her street in a horseless carriage. Everyone got to go for a ride, when her turn came it scared her, how could it possibly be moving on its own? So she jumped off. To my knowledge she never did learn to drive. I always envied that particular generation. Imagine having lived before the advent of the automobile. Then seeing the first ones, and living well into the next century. I thought never again will the world see such an amazing transformation.
So the other night my wife and I were lying in bed reading electronic books on our ipods…
The other day I was telling a story to one of my co-workers and had to stop in the middle and explain that at the time there were no cell phones. A few minutes later I had to explain that there were no computers either.
Sometimes I feel old. Is this how my grandmother felt , what of her grandmother?
And what will my grand nephews and nieces see?
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