Do you feel, that in living in this modern world, we have lost something vital?

Question

if yes, what is it?

Answer 1

I feel we have lost a sense of awe of nature. Everything is so explained; cut and dried. Look at how children view the world and you will see what I mean. To them everything is new and wonderful. Science has created a great amount of cynicism. Nothing seems to hold a great amount of wonder anymore just new things to explain away.
Also I feel we have lost a sense of community that we once had when cities were perhaps smaller. How many people really know their neighbors anymore, or for that matter care to know their neighbors anymore. At one time everyone in a neighborhood helped raise each others children looking after each other, we don't have that anymore. Truthfully if anyone tries to bother attempting to correct another's child they are probably in for a heap of trouble. Most modern people ( at least in the US) really only care about themselves and perhaps those immediately around them.

Answer 2

I can see a turn away from family values as the most important thing "misplaced" in our world today. I say misplaced instead of lost because as long as there are people who know right from wrong, have a moral attitude, raise their children to respect others, themselves and the world around them, then we can't really say we have lost anything. I see young people with no manners. And I see them with respect, manners and a sense of well being. I could write an extensive essay on why we have gotten off track with moral thinking and family values, but not many would read it. Basically, if there is a return to family values then we will get back the polite and dedicated class of people that once walked this earth. If families stay together then there are no "single parent" situations that call for a child to be without supervision, or not be properly trained in manners because there is no time-(to busy making a living to teach your children how to live). Technology has created a void in family values. People once stayed in their home town areas to work, go to school, and raise a family. Now a degree or training in a techno field means having to go across the country to get a good job. This breaks up the family unity since you only see your children/grandchildren once or twice a month. Of course you can always see them by web cam, but it some how dosen't seem the same.

Dr. Tommy Skelton

Answer 3

If you're really curious about this, I'd recommend reading "Modern Man in Search of a Soul," by Carl Jung. Traditional peoples live lives very closely tied to nature and natural cycles. They find meaning in the passing of the seasons, and the natural life cycle. We live in completely artificial enviroments, where the seasons, weather and even death can easily be avoided or at least lessened in importance. So, many have lost the natural ties that gave life meaning.

Answer 4

Yes, it's the paradox that arises from the fact that the more time we spend communicating via electronic devices the less time we spend engaging in genuine communication with friends and family and so fourth.

I saw that other day that even McDonald's has public Wifi servers and have had them for a while, where's this information age going if we can't even leave our computer screens to eat and converse with one another in an everyday meal, or in life for that matter?

Answer 5

Yes Yes and Yes...
Communication with people face to face..
Exercise, as most can sit in front of a computer for hours and hours and never leave the house..
Just being able to grow up having fun the old fashioned way.. by playing ball, biking, seeing our friends face to face..
The human touch!!!

Answer 6

Yes. We have lost contact with our planet and we are abusing Her to the point that we may lose Her, and thus die collectively along with every other species on Her. We need to go outside and dig up a handful of soil and smell it, and remember that this is our Mother. Before it's too late.

Answer 7

Yes! The value for life. We abort 1 million babies a year, animals suffer unspeakable pain to feed us when we really could just put them to sleep so they wont suffer but were so greedy we want to use whatever method saves us the most money even if it means something bleeds to death, gets their testicles cut off, or gets branded with no ******* pain reliever

Answer 8

Yeah, we lost the ability to go to the bathroom in a stinky room with a hole and bathe in a creek while walking miles just to get where we need to go and hopefully not dying of some easily treated now disease along the way.


I would NEVER trade places with someone in the past!!!!!!!

Answer 9

i think we've lost the tribal mentality of caring and sharing. with the advent of cars and supermarkets, we've lost a connection to community. it's too easy now to sit in a glass bubble and marginalize the person in the next glass bubble, or the voice on the other end of a wire. we treat most of the people we encounter now as strangers, and hide behind 6-foot fences with our closed circles of friends.

Answer 10

Yes, to make a long story short our connection with nature and other people!