A Moment In Time

I took the photo illustrated here many years ago, well before the simplicity and ease of the digital camera. With a click of the camera a moment in time was captured. The wooden bridge has now been replaced by concrete and steel. Dishearteningly, you won’t find youngsters fishing there anymore. The boys shown in the photo are now adults, some with young children of their own. And my old Nikon has been replaced with a new high-tech digital Nikon. 

Progress is great! The bridge is sturdier, the new camera fantastic. But what of the children of the children fishing? Where are they fishing? Are they fishing? If not, what are they doing withtheir moment in time? 

This is a thought I’ve presented before...a thought that continues to intrigue me—bother me is probably more truthful. Change happens, progress inevitable and necessary. But with change and progress comes certain losses. Losses of the simplicity and joy of every day’s natural gifts. Where once teenagers rode their bicycles over wooden bridges, they now drive their cars over concrete structures.

I recognize and readily admit these comments come from a “senior citizen” who on the surface may appear out of tune and out of touch. But know I recognize, appreciate and accept progress and change of lifestyle. My hope is that when today’s young people are in adulthood they’ll be able to look back and recall their moment in time. Which poses the question, what would you describe as their moment in time in today’s lifestyle?  Ask them; they’ll text you their reply.