Hy everyone, I hope you all are doing great?
Looking back at history, the difference I found between the generation of our forefathers and ours are been stated. Though I didn’t live to see my grandfather when he was still alive but experience gathered from old men I have encountered shows that they lived longer than us.
But in their behavior they are more of secretive and non-socialized or exposed, that is been independent of their own self.
Things that Significantly changed
Technological advancement
Technological advancement is one thing I found that has significantly changed for good. The ages of our fore fathers didn’t experience much of ICT increase. And even though it was available, the cost of usage will be high. So they prefer to manually carryout their activities. This intends to even make them stronger and healthier because most of their activities were characterized by exercise.
But it is better because we now can do anything at ease without stress.
Communication
In the generation of our fore fathers, communication was a bit of problem before the introduction of phone booth. If you wish to communicate with a loved one, it must be through writing of emails to be sent to post office.
Then it would be announced to you that you have a pending letter in the post office probably on radio. Then communication was an issue when you think of reaching out to far distant people.
But right now, if you wish to communicate with someone in space, you can do that within seconds to pass across information.
Diet
When I visited the village while I was still young, I can remember that the diet mostly consumed in the home was vegetables and more of fresh sea foods. You have no chance to eat rice because they believe it doesn’t sustain the body long. With this you can see them still active despite in their old age and
But in our current dispensation, we prefer more of non swallow able food e,g rice, indomie, spaghetti.
Medical aspect
In medical aspect, our fore fathers prefer to use physical herbs to cure illness and it worked effectively for them. Methods like anal treatment for stomach ache issue (pump) in combination of some leaves that are highly medicinal. But our current dispensation we go for the regular simple drug intake such as syrups, injections and tablets.
Happiness
When it comes to happiness every generation has what it does to keep them happy. So I don’t think happiness really had a significant effect on both generations. The only happiness we could boast of it that we are at ease but I tell you that another factor is strength. They were stronger than us. They don’t easily get tired when carrying out an activity like we.
The younger generation of people will complain of stress a lot just undergoing some physical activity alone. But our fore fathers could work in the farm from morning to evening and still retain strength for other activities.
Thanks for reading up, I wish everyone a nice day ahead.