Handwritten Notes
Our guest blogger this week, Wydetth Maits, gives us great questions to ponder about our society. She is wife to her dear husband, mother of two, and a great friend to many. She is the type of person who would do anything for anyone. We appreciate all her insight. Enjoy!
We all have had at some point, the misconception that our earthly lives will go on forever. Some of us do not stop to think about writing down the experiences that we have had throughout our lives. We somehow fail to see the importance of passing down to our future generation our thoughts and experiences on important issues that might benefit our posterity.
Texting, e-mail, instant messaging, etc. are tools we all use today, and some of us would be lost without them. However, these technological devices have almost taken away the need for a handwritten note, which is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Historians can return and track the history of the Civil War, or any other historical event and find an abundance of letters, books, notes, and personal diaries from which to draw. However, what will become of our generation say, 50 to 100 years from now? Will there be any records of our existence? Will our great- grandchildren be able to describe our lives and draw important facts that will benefit them, such as our health records, our talents, our weaknesses, and our strengths? How will they be able to have all this knowledge if we do not write our own personal diaries, letters, notes, and so forth?
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Thank you so much. There are so many times: when I was a new mother, when I was sick or troubled; when my first child left home, etc. I would love to have the words of my mother, my grandmothers, my aunts, even my father, my grandfathers, my uncles-I wish there was a written history to learn the lessons they learned for their lives. I am trying to leave a record for my children. I am still practicing at making it a habit. Thank you for the reminder.