Little Women

"I am fond of luxury."

"There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully, that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind."

"...for conceit spoils the finest genius."

"...the great charm of all power is modesty."

"You won't show the soft side of you character; and if a fellow gets a look at it by accident, and can't help showing that he likes it, you treat him as Mrs. Grummidge did her sweetheart; throw cold water over him, and get so thorny no one dares touch or look at you."

"I wish it was as easy for me to do the little things to please people, as it is for you. I think of them, but it takes too much time to do them; so I wait for a chance to confer a big favor, and let the small ones slip; but they tell best in the end, I guess."

"I suppose it's natural to some people to please without trying, and others to always say and do the wrong thing in the wrong place."

" They did feel it, yet neither spoke of it; for often between ourselves and those nearest and dearest to us there exists a reserve which it is very hard to overcome."

"She recognized the beauty of her sister's life- uneventful, unambitious, yet full of the genuine virtues... The self-forgetfulness that makes the humblest on earth remembered soonest in heaven."

"Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow."

Evolution of Time

I sometimes wonder what will happen in the future. I mean times are changing. We're slowly leaving a time when things were simpler to a time where technology dominates and the ways of people are changing. People forget the ways of the past and new practices and beliefs are emerging. I know it has always been this way since the dawn of time. There is always going to be these transitions. I've only read it in books how life before were so different. So for me, this time it feels different because I'm a part of it now. I'm actually living and going through these changes. And I'm scared. Scared because I don't think I'm ready to face this new world yet. Scared because values of the past are slowly being forgotten and I don't like how children of this generation are becoming. Scared because I like the old times just fine and then suddenly these new changes come along that I don't fully welcome.

Here are some pictures I googled showing the evolution of things:

We don't know for sure what the future will be like but it is up to us people to decide what we want it to be. Because it is in our hands that we can mold the world however we want it to be. We have that power. I just hope people don't forget the past and will remain to uphold the values of the previous eras. Not to get lost on all the new things.