Nature Is No Match for Time

My father is a force of nature.

He is one of the smartest people I know.

He can build almost anything from scratch. He used to tell us stories about himself as a child building his own toy cars.

I watched him build complete basements and decks from his mind without ever drawing a single line on a piece of paper.

As a child, he was my Superman.

He could do everything.

If I ever had a problem with my home, his number was always on speed dial.

He would tell me which cars were the best to buy because they were easier to work on.

Old school meant simplicity. You could look at something, understand how it worked, and fix it.

But Then Technology Started Changing

But then technology started changing.

Things became more advanced, and with that came a new learning curve.

When we were young, my parents bought us our first computer. It was called an Adam from ColecoVision.

We loved playing games on it as a family, and every once in a while my father would get involved.

Most of the time, they just watched us play.

I guess that was their enjoyment.

Over the years, technology continued to progress, but they never really took to it.

Instead, we as children became the ones they turned to when they needed help.

When he was getting close to retirement, he would always say that once he retired, he would learn about computers.

Retirement came and went.

The technology kept moving forward.

Now, with age comes new challenges that can make everyday life more difficult, like reading a screen.

For him, that ship has sailed.

Time moves forward regardless of the dates we give ourselves.

Like sharks that never stop moving, we have to keep learning because the world never stops changing.

I don't believe nature is a match for time.