Wednesday 9 January 2013

new soul and lucky 13

My little sister and her partner are about to have a baby.

This is fantastic and makes us uncles. Babies are such a wonderful way to start out as people. I can’t get my mind around the whole circumstances, whereas my sister seems pretty cool and collected. I wish I could be there in person for all the firsts but I’m sure they’ll all be shared. It’s a challenge to put oneself in the perspective of someone growing up in this age, never having not known so many things but I suppose all generations go through that and the essence of technology and capability is far less radical or different than changes experienced by ages past. The demarcation between public and private is no more and no less respected either, only freedoms and intrusion are wired differently.
In fact, there is nostalgia for those ages especially just out of reach for the authentically vintage and retro-inspirations that nearly revival the engrossment and cultivations of the Victorian Era.  What is new however is how cultural packets are narrowly and nicheingly disseminated—the sharing and promotion that is the new norm. History did not begin with the digital age of easy-access, and certainly memories and scattered artefacts can be retrieved in an even more living fashion, but the expectations and obligations that go along with this do mark a dividing time. It will be very exciting going forward for our little niece, and moments relived, with or without the aid of total-recall, are cherished things.