• Reflection

    April 29, 2025

    Sometimes it's hard to reflect on some things. Life drags away at you and you forget to think. Some see it as inconsequential. Who really has time to reflect? Why would I? I think it's these kinds of questions that jump in front of any judgement we may impose upon ourselves. It's hard to grow when we can't take the time.

    So maybe I should take that time. Not only for me, but for how the world has changed around me. I need to appreciate the things I had before I really understand the value in having them to begin with.

    I've learned so much, changed so much. I'm glad. I regret, but I'm okay with the things that have transpired. Faith revitalized. Things were so simple back then compared to now, but things were always complicated looking at it from that time in the present. So no, I don't crave the old days again. I just want to have good new days. People focus so much about the past. I find happiness sticking with the present.

    Yet, there are so many things to appreciate from previous times. The internet was young, and it was easier to have ideals based on personal experience. There wasn't such a need for validation from complete strangers. Now we worship the internet. We can't live without it. Thoughts like these are just memory and only just an idea once they reach someone else. In some ways, this spread of information has been extremely beneficial, but in other ways it has held us down like a mental chain. I won't lecture you on "society needing to abandon technology," because that's not what I believe. I think we need to moderate it, not let it control our lives like it has. Take breaks. Enjoy time with others. Go outside. Experience nature. Life isn't just learning experiences, it's experiencing experiences. We are an experience experiencing experiences. We have purpose. Embelish that.

    Also, I miss all the flash games and experiences we used to have before it got burned down. What happened to the quality? Why is everythign so dumb like Spider-Man pooping or some other dumb thing to keep 8 year olds enntertained. What happened to engaging stuff, like the construction games where you built bridges that underwent various stress loads, teaching you about architecture? Or what about balancing and timing to fill cups with sugar equally? Does everything need to be so dumb? We worry about education, yet feed ourselved poison. Honestly it's sad.