“They are not living lives they deem worthy of passing on.”
Ding, ding, ding. Have you noticed or are you old enough to have noticed that laughter is becoming a strange and unusual sound? I grew up working in the hot sun of South Carolina and there was more laughter and general camaraderie among people picking cotton together, even if they didn’t really know each other, than is ever heard now. I mean REAL laughter, belly shaking laughter, the kind of laughter that eases physical pain and drives away demons. No little snickers. Does anyone even know what side splitting laughter means anymore? Has anyone on this forum other than I myself ever laughed until it actually hurt? Sure we use things like ROFLMAO but how many have ever actually rolled on the floor laughing? I have but it was surely a long, long time ago.
That is because people can’t tell jokes or people are offended by such utter little mentions of something.
Hell when I hold the door open for someone and they don’t say thank you I shout out thank you to them to remind them of their manners,. Have you noticed how it is not just laughing ,but also manners, saying hello , or being friendly
I was just thinking the other day that I haven’t laughed like that in a long time.
My family used to sit around the table each Sunday and tell jokes and stories and reminisce until there were laughter tears falling.
I am starting a games-group with friends and acquaintances so I can hear old stories retold with humor. I am tired of the isolation of snark.
I grew up working in the hot sun of South Carolina and there was more laughter and general camaraderie among people picking cotton together, even if they didn’t really know each other, than is ever heard now.
I am with you. When I think back to the 80’s, there just seemed to be a general mood of optimism. Yes, individual families had struggles, but as a society we sure were a happy lot.
Some of that may be due to my being young and dumb, but it seemed that the older generations seemed happy. Now, we all seem grumpy all of the time....Yep, the more liberty I lose, the grumpier I get..