If we could turn back time

Thanks, Dustytoes, and yes, I increasingly hear of friends that go to the doctor have a load of tests and come away with some dire diagnosis and are put on a bunch of meds or worse sent for chemo or radiation treatment after cancer has been found. Most of these people never recover fully and have to take drugs for the rest of their lives and some die. This cannot be normal! The news is full of cases of celebrities to that are no better off and we are losing film and music stars to cancer all the time! I am sure it didn't used to be like this!

It's too late to go back. That will never happen. People are greedy and ignorant in general and as inept man tries to make the world better, we can see that it is in decline. I especially agree with your paragraphs on cancer. The more doctors look for problems the more they will find. It's all these "preventative" procedures that are actually shortening our lives, in my opinion. I saw a lady on the news who was over 100 years old interviewed, and when asked how she had lived so long she said, "stay away from doctors"... no kidding! Obviously we need them, but not for all the stuff they want to do nowadays. You've made very good points here and it makes me sad.

Thank you for your thoughts on this!

Life is full of ups and downs and I can say from my experience some things were better and some were worse in the past. But if I remember history books I have read, life was loaded with problems in any era in last five thousand years (and probably same was in last million years too).
You made some good points but thinking about my childhood and youth I can honestly say I was unaware of many problems because of my ignorance, not because they didn't exist.
And sometimes we are just nostalgic...
Well, being nostalgic is actually good thing:)

Thanks for your comments! You have got me thinking that maybe it would be a good idea for me to join one if I could find one here!

You remind me of the communes of the 60s that were set up by hippies getting away from the insanity of modern life as it was then (and rejoining society after they started having kids). Today, in Israel, there are many families with school aged kids who are leaving the big cities and moving into small communities far from the bustle to set up cottage industries (goat cheese making, holiday getaway rentals, olive oil products, etc) and live a simpler life. These communities are thriving. Wish there were more.

Thanks, Brenda! Yes, I know what you mean and I just wrote about some of the things I could think of but there are many more.

I feel like I'm living in a science fiction movie today. There are so many variables that have contributed to the world we live in now. It isn't just one thing. I would list them here but I'm not in the mood now, and some of them are not PC. To set the record straight, I'm not talking about race or sexual preference. Great article, Bard.

Thank you for your comments, Arlene and Katie! When I first came to Tenerife on holiday I had no TV, no PC, no phone, no video-player, no radio even, but just a bed and table and chair, a sink and a room, and i was happy. I knew that had I enough money to pay to carry on living like that that I wouldn't have missed all the other stuff!

I just came off a two week vacation. I spent the bulk of the time up on the lake (Erie) with the snow accumulating daily from the beautiful snow ballet. I did not once pick up any electronic devices. I spoke to only those I came in contact with as my cell phone was turned off and forgotten about. I took no lap top, tablet or other devices I'm normally attached to day in and out. It was wonderful, invigorating and enlightening. I was amazed as to how this city slicker could be taken away from it all and never miss it healing all the while. I've never felt better. It's so good to take stock in what really matters. How timely I should start off the new year reading this. Great read and very inspiring. :)K