Also aside from the mindless electronic pastimes, people seem more concerned with "busting a move" or loose ourselves into music and drugs, or otherwise attempt to inflate their self image! Among industrialized nations we score among the lowest in our school system. People with multiple degrees lack any modicum of common sense. Normal standards for traditional societal living have been disregarded. The average american can barely speak "proper" English, opting for ghetto speech. Personal growth, self improvement and raising the level of their minds is all but disdained! Whereas many of our ancestors worked extremely hard to elevate personal skills, hone ambitions and focus on contributing to the common good of society. Delayed gratification is a lost art! There are many that defy these criticisms, but they are indeed a dwindling minority, IMO. It has been said that the common man utilizes less than 10% of their brain. I would dare say that in the last 100 yrs that percentile has dropped even lower. TR TR said "Delayed gratification is a lost art!" Isn't that the truth! Instant gratification is the new normal. And to think, Yohanan, TR... Instant started with Quaker oats. Spread to coffee! (Sorry, Geri. Had to mention coffee.) The world started to fall apart in our generation (not yours Yohanan). Hmmm.... Maybe there's a latent market for organic gluten free cost free "Entitled Oats!" MWS, while you have whiter hair than I do, I believe we are from the same generation (boomers) 😉 Yes! Now that you mentioned it, I think I will have a nice hot cup of coffee. It's only 95 degrees outside with a heat index of 115 but hey! 😉 I do love instant oatmeal. Yum! Ew though to the instant fake coffee like Sanka ... I would think that hast got to be like perkatory for serious coffee drinkers. I’m getting Deja-brew though thinking about the instant drinks ... not coffee :negative: but Tang ... remember that fake powdered Orange Juice drink? I used to bring a few jars with me to college fearing if I missed breakfast I could at least get my quota of Vitamin C drink in for the day and not develop scurvy. Looking back ... that jar must of contained high levels of dangerous toxic chemicals :wacko:
