Are we happier than our forefathers? Is life getting better or worse?

For certain people the life that we have nowadays is uncomplicated and more convenient. But some
people think that the life that our forefathers have lived is better than today’s life; for it was simple and
people are more sociable. Which is much better the advanced life that we are living today or the simple
life of our forefathers has lived?

Life in the modern era is more advanced when it comes to technology, communication, and
transportation. In modern technology we can easily access to any information through the use of
internet on our phones and computers. Technology advancement also improves the quality of
communication; it allows people to connect and communicate with each other with ease. In modern era
traveling is not a problem anymore, for there are different kinds of vehicles that we can choose in
traveling; whether on land, air or water. Modern technology has also its disadvantages; internet can
cause procrastination, loss of social skills, privacy can be hacked. Phone calls can cause
miscommunication. Modern transportation can cause traffic delays and road accidents due to reckless
driving.

The lives of our forefathers is only simple, since there are no electricity to be used they only lit candles
or lamp to be their source of light in the evening and they don’t have to pay for the electricity bills, their
diets are mostly fresh and healthy foods, they have a better social skills. The disadvantages in their lives
is that they only use animals and ships that can took weeks or even months just to arrive to their
destination, there were no telephone or television that can be used in taking information only letters
and to the people who are near to them. Education can only be afforded by the rich. Lack of knowledge
in making medicine.

The invention of the internet, phones, computers, automobile, medicines, clothing etc., are some of the
greatest accomplishment that we have achieved in modern era and it delivered a great change to us. But
our forefathers have also delivered a great lesson to us and it is by living our lives with happiness and
contentment.