Simplicity

 

As life continues to progress technologically, it moves away from simplicity and into complexity.  I am just stating the obvious because I don't believe that anyone stops and thinks about life when it was SIMPLE.

When I speak of simplicity, I am not talking about life through the eyes of a baby, or an adolescent, or a teenager, or young adult but through the eyes of living life without cell phones or computers.

I got my first computer in 1990 and my first cell phone about ten years later, when I had been laid off and had to work as a CSR while waiting for an opportunity commensurate with my education and experience.  The need for the cell phone grew out of a requirement that I had to let my employer know an hour before my shift if was going to be late.  If I was stuck in rush hour traffic, there was little chance that I could get off the highway and find a telephone box to make that call.  Therefore, I was forced to buy a cell phone so I could call from the car.

Before that incident, life to me, was simple and uncomplicated.

In 1990, when I got that first computer, I had to go through another learning curve that took me over a decade with which to feel comfortable... and today, with each new computer, the systems and applications become more and more complicated.

It is somewhat of a nightmare, when I have to call for tech support because half of my day will be wasted.  The same situation occurs when calling about a credit card error or trying to make an appointment with a doctor.  It takes a minute for the recording to explain your options then the recording wants to try and solve your problem without talking to a real person.

To me, this is not having a simple life.