Definitely feels like an inflection point. With all of the rush to return to “normal”, I’ve been thinking about a lot of the ways in which “normal” is pretty busted. And yes, many of us are fortunate to live in this point in history.
But a lot of people aren’t so fortunate, and I don’t know if those gaps have ever been quite so apparent for our generation.
Being really sick over the past month has definitely led to a lot of reflection. There’s a burning desire to make every day count in a way I’ve never felt before. Closest thing being the birth of my kids.
I’ve posted this before, but this essay reminds me of a great West Wing exchange with Chief of Staff Leo McGary:
Leo McGarry: My generation never got the future it was promised... Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the same. We don't even have the Concorde anymore. Technology stopped.
Josh Lyman: The personal computer...?
Leo McGarry: A more efficient delivery system for gossip and pornography? Where's my jet pack, my colonies on the Moon?
But a lot of people aren’t so fortunate, and I don’t know if those gaps have ever been quite so apparent for our generation.
Being really sick over the past month has definitely led to a lot of reflection. There’s a burning desire to make every day count in a way I’ve never felt before. Closest thing being the birth of my kids.
I’ve posted this before, but this essay reminds me of a great West Wing exchange with Chief of Staff Leo McGary:
Leo McGarry: My generation never got the future it was promised... Thirty-five years later, cars, air travel is exactly the same. We don't even have the Concorde anymore. Technology stopped.
Josh Lyman: The personal computer...?
Leo McGarry: A more efficient delivery system for gossip and pornography? Where's my jet pack, my colonies on the Moon?