We Have Changed

Twista wonders where the love is, grandparents speak of a friendlier, more respectful day when others could depend on their neighbors, and I even remember a time when I actually knew who my neighbors were! And I knew the names of their children, and even the names of their pets!

I have yet to meet any of my neighbors where we moved a month ago, and am not sure we will meet any time soon. maybe in the spring time when everyone is out taking care of the lawn. Maybe we will speak then.

The point is, our country has changed. Yes, it has. We are not very dependant on our fellow man any longer in this new technological age. Who would be when a voice command can make a vehicle call for aid or an elderly woman can click a button on her necklace and alert  medical personnel to the fact that she has fallen and cannot get back up again?

Is this the way, then? Are we destined to be loners talking to machines who seem to wince when another human comes into view?