Life in these times

When I was young we would hear stories on how hard times where for our parents. Things where so hard but guess what they made it the best that they could. They still had a roof over their heads and food but not be like what we ate but they did have food.
In these times we are not used to having a hard time. Things were much better for us as we grew up. Kids now would have a hard time in our youth. I will tell my stories of not having a phone and we only had 2 channels to watch no game systems no computers or anything like this. They will look at me like I am crazy then ask "so what did you do?" When I was 12 I would get up before school go milk the cow and goats feed the chickens,geese,rabbits.pigs and all the others. Then be at the bus stop which was at the end of our long driveway at 7am for our long drive to school. When school was over and we finally got home got to do it all over again. In the summer there was even more to do and you did not just call your friends and chat all day since we didn't have a phone we had no clue what happen to anyone until it was school time again.
Children in todays time all have cell phones several game systems computers and other electronic items. They also don't have to work for them either. So to me all it has done is make a lot of lazy children who think ok if I break it they will buy me a new one. When was the last time you had a 1 on 1 talk with your child no phone calls or fighting over the game? I do know tho that with all the gadgets we have now that some children will grow up and be someone great. with all the education that can be learned with computers, but on the other hand the same can be said for all the violet games that parents let their young children play it can get them in trouble later. There is a reason there is an age on these games. If it has mature on it ask yourself is your 6-7 year old mature? If not get ones that will help them grow.
If we all pull together like in the older times life can get good again. No one likes hard times but they are a fact of life. Think of it like this if we only had good times how will you every appreciate when you have bad times.
Well I guess I have said enough on this. When all else fails look in your bible for the answers they are there.