Life Before the Internet

Quezon, Philippines
December 4, 2013 11:52pm CST
Just had a thought.. A few years ago, I had a regular job. I worked twelve hours a day for five days a week. Before I go to bed I still had the extra time to read a good novel which i could finish in a week's time. During weekends, my husband and I would go to the mall, watch movies, shop, and dine out. We occasionally go to beaches or theme parks.I even had the time to do cross stitching and origami.But that was before the internet. Now, these things are part of the past. At present,I only work eight hours a day as a tutor for five days a week. Ken Follett and Clive Cussler were both waiting in my side table for weeks now. Since my eyes are constantly glued to the computer during my free time, my husband looked for something else to occupy his time and that is chess. so we ended up doing our own hobbies. Malling, and strolling are not part of our immediate plans. (I agreed to visit our farm with him early next year,hope it'll push through) My cross stitch patterns and materials are now kept in storage boxes for I don't think I'll be able to attend to them within the next two years. Now what happened to my quality time? I wonder if it's just me or does it happen to most people who made the net a part of their daily lives?
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Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5 Dec 13
You're thinking too negatively! Rather than focus on the things you're not doing as much, maybe you should focus on WHAT YOU'RE DOING INSTEAD! And your husband ought to join you, at least on myLot. You can co-hold this account and help us as a husband/wife-team!
Angela Bautista
@anjalmonte (106)
• Quezon, Philippines
7 Dec 13
ok doc, point taken. I'm sorry. maybe I'm going through mid-life crisis? Ugh!
Uncle Jay, Finding More Value in Your Machine
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7 Dec 13
@anjalmonte Do remember to separate "yourself" from "the things you are doing" (or 'the things your aging body is causing you to do' i dunno). Kinda like Brother Kenneth Copeland says about 'feelings' in a recorded sermon he sent to his 'partners' (and I'm one of them yayyyyyyyy me! ) ... Basically 'that our "feelings" don't matter.' A lot of the time, Christian individuals will 'feel' like "God doesn't love them" or "they're too sinful to deserve His love." And they're right, the way the world sees us; but luckily, that's NOT how God sees us! He sees us as What We Truly Are---His Children, Created in His Image! Hallelujah! Amen!
songst557
@songst557 (232)
• China
6 Dec 13
Indeed,Computer affected us too much nowadays.For me,it affected me all the way in my life,especially playing game with it.From high school,computer get into my curious eyes,this strange box can pop up different kind of lights,patterns,and they can move,from that moment,I began to my 15 years playing game journey.It really brought pleasure to me in those days. In college,I choose Computer And Science Technology as my major,I was dream one day I can develop my own game,even my graduation paper is about developing a game,and I made it.But the dream of being a game developer didn't come true,for make living,I get into a non-software company to be an engineer of database.this job career is still lasting now. So,computer accompanied me for the first half of my life,guess it will be with me either in another half of my life,is it good or not?I have no idea.
Bluedoll
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
5 Dec 13
I think what happens is connected to something people call time management though that sounds so business like. Still it does make sense. I find I can get consumed in my box and forget time. I found this out one day when I had to pick up my friend and drive her to an appointment. I had twenty minutes to spare before I had to leave home. I thought, I would use the internet and what seemed like five minutes later, the phone rang. It was my friend wondering where I was?