I happen to be one of those elders you speak of. It's funny that you mention how we oldtimers would keep account of our lives via scrapbooks.
I have been happily married for 47 years now and remain so.
Last week my wife visited our son who now lives in the home where he was brought up.
We sold him our home and moved to Upstate New York. We had left boxes filled with so many photos of our lives together in the basement.
Well, we finally got around to collecting the remainder of our stuff.
For the past week, we have been enjoying the memories kindled by all of those old photos.
I got started because our son suggested that documenting on the blockchain, what goes on here at the farm, would be a wonderful way to allow future generations to get a better understanding of where they came from, our interests, our values and the importance we place have always placed on family.The only social media account that I have ever been involved with is #hive.
I also enjoy my privacy and that is the main reason I now live in an area void of people. Because of the fact that we have four children and now have a family including seven grandchildren I may need two hands to count the # of people who would come to feed me a bowl of soup. True friends are far and few between, relationships that have stood the test of time.
I have a saying, no new friends, and the reason for that attitude is that authentic folk are hard to come by and the last thing I have time for is bullshit.
5,000 friends, who in their right mind think that is even possible. The clock is ticking and the time that is left on my ever-burning candle will be spent wisely, interacting with the very small circle of people that are invested in me and I in them.
I really enjoyed this read!
Have a wonderful day.
Hey! 47 years of marriage...wooohooo, my hats off to you, this is admirable🥳🥳
Family albums and photos are great and going through those in a physical form is the best way to keep that memory alive. I remember going to my grandmother and having her leather albums filled with pictures amaze my eyes. Black and white photos. That vintage look. That fashion. That hair. Priceless. A digital photo album will never have the same charm as the old dusty paper albums .
A box filled with family photos can be considered heirloom, the best legacy.
Having a retreat in the countryside is one of my dreams in old age. I can understand the need for silence now as I crave it more and more.
You have done yourself and your family a great favor by being here on the blockchain. You think of future generations learning from what you share here. Beautiful!
Time is money they say. But I dare to tell that time is more valuable than money as you can't get lost time back. I value time too enormously. This is why I prefer Hive, I feel it is worth my time from all points of view.
I loved reading your lovely comment, thank you🤗
Said exactly like you see it, yes the old photo albums well documented with dates, places some losing colour, memories don't fade fortunately.
Feels like yesterday taking the soup to friends fallen ill, now all gone. Still have siblings and family being ones foundation.
Childhood friends living across the ocean FB presented only connection with a few folk I phone when opportunity avails itself. Agree this showing photos of each other to a point of crazy, or morning cup of coffee to make some outlet rich? Now like a butterfly you flutter in, chat to those who do count and carry on with real life.
Time is ticking... for everyone, so glad @creativemary saw through this whilst still young, live life to the full, too soon golden years appear!
I like looking at old photos which have dates written on their back, there is a poetic romantic charm to it.
I guess it is never too late to make changes. Time is a valuable treasure , I have just started to grasp the significance of spending it wisely with the right people and in the right places. Would it be fair to say that it had cost me time to understand how valuable time is?
It is never too late.
Often take time to go through old photographs, even write about the trips here in Hive where I have never had the inclination to do previously, re-living moments!
Time; a poem my father gave me years ago....
Very poignant poem.
The sooner one comes to realize just how fast time ticks by the better off one will be.
When we are young we feel invincible and pay little attention to the passing of days, which turn into weeks, months, and years.
To capture an understanding of this early on is so very difficult to do in a world that is so hectic.
Most only realize too late how much time slipped through their fingers, only later we start counting and nurturing each day.
My parents both gave us poetry or quotes to remember when young always reminding us not to waste the little time we have, life is strange, I have placed them onto special pictures found to enjoy and remember them, now time slowly catches up with us all!
It sure does and the only way to make sure that it doesn't catch up to us too early is to stay active, both mentally and physically.
Life is good so long as you keep going in reality, way too much time in wah-wah-land gets wasted 😁
Your parents were so poetic, that is quite rare nowadays
Before we children arrived both had works published in local newspapers. My mother made notes on/about everything, stated 'power in the pen'!
Dad was more into giving poetry he had found that carried meaning, many retyped and passed on to us as teenagers. Years later you pull out scrap books and read them, now making more sense compared to the hard headed teenager.
So true! I remember in my teens that I used to sit with friends and sip a coffee for hours. Just slacking and letting time pass by. With the mind that I have now I would not be even tempted to repeat this habit again unless I would feel that it could bring some sort of value in my life.
What a great poem, I liked it a lot. It reminds me to appreciate every day, every minute. I can truly understand now that time is indeed the most valuable thing we have in our possesion. Thank you for sharing it!
Keep healthy with an active mind, take each minute given as one more than expected, enjoy life to the full wherever one lives.
Beautiful🤗
Its actually a free world and anything one could do whatever they want to do. Hive is the real deal. Thanks for the comment.