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Embrace change or be left out
It could be that master key that opens every door to your future
Standing in a line six feet apart outside the curb of my neighborhood pharmacy, I couldn’t help overhearing the conversation of an older woman — probably in her early 80s — who stood ahead of me.
She was clearly having issues adjusting her phone from its speakerphone mode as she frantically touched what seemed to be every key on the phone pad but continued her conversation anyway.
“I haven’t missed a church service since this pandemic. I use Zoom. After six weeks of trials and hiccups and being a technical novice, I eventually got it!” She exclaimed. Her voice had a winning tone, which made me smile inside.
Things always seem impossible until you try it, then realize it wasn’t as daunting as you imagined it.
You may recall that it was during the 2008 economic meltdown that technological social changes such as Twitter, Facebook, the smartphone, and the email started gaining widespread momentum. Some matured, and older generations felt the change was thrown upon them, and struggled with the adjustments while the unwillingness of others to embrace this technological change became irrelevant and, unfortunately, a casualty…
