Old is Gold

In my eyes, life was a lot simpler back in the time and it keeps getting more and more complicated by the day. Life's beauty is strongly related to its simplicity; the simpler it is, the less worried you are and the easier one's satisfaction and happiness are reached. On the other hand, complication leads to problems, confusion and difficulties. Sophistication troubles the human soul. If only I had the opportunity to go back in time. Any time between 1900 and 2000, I think I would have loved this era. An era that witnessed two major wars, two of the greatest, most violent wars in the history of mankind. An era in which the nuclear power was discovered and brutally used in mass destruction. Despite all that, this era gave us so much to remember. Inventions such as the Internet, the Television, the Mobile phones. Taught us great lessons and important values in life in many different ways. One hundred years that produced great writers, thinkers, inventors, leaders and even musicians, artists, and athletes Just to name a few: Albert Einstein, Antoine De Sainte-Exupéry, Adolf Hitler, Ernest Hemingway, Elvis Presly, Pablo Picasso, Malcom X, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain, Pélé, Maradona, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson. In my humble opinion, that was a golden age. The astonishing thing is, none of all those great events influenced people's general behavior negatively. Despite major wars people were still good to each other. Their Lives weren't complicated. Life was simple, calm and beautiful. We, nowadays, find ourselves surrounded by sophistication everywhere, all the time. Social relationships are complicated, careers are complicated, life is complicated. I find myself obligated to simplify all that to live the life I dream of. To live a simple beautiful calm life. Peace of mind, gratitude and happiness are what I strive for and, hopefully, will attain someday. Hopefully.