I'm participating in the Tuesday 4 which this week has you examine yourself from the prospective of someone from the future. I've have done similar exercises to this in the past and always found them difficult. To me, everything around me seems normal, of course, so nothing seems special or worth mentioning. But each of us lives in a situation that is unique to us and has our stamp on it one way or another. So much more to say about this, but before I get too far into my thoughts, I will try to stop overthinking things and just answer. Here it goes. Play along if you'd like.
1.
Let's pretend that it is 50 years into the future, and
explorers have just discovered your house, "frozen in
time" exactly as it is today. Everything is preserved,
even the food, but of course no one has lived there for fifty
years.
What
do you think would be their first reaction as they walk in
the door of your house?
I
think they’d want to know why everything has a wire
attached to it and
why we have so much paper around. I
don’t know where technology is going in the future, but if
present trends continue, we will be in a wireless, paperless
world.
2.
What
would the things left in your house tell the explorers about
you? First,
I think they would see evidence of pets with
our shredded
furniture, fur balls, scratching posts, and cat food that
abound.
They
would also see that we hold onto things if they still work
even
if they aren’t that attractive.
That
along with the primitive technology that they see, even for
50 years ago, would suggest that we do not part with our
money easily.
3.
What
kinds of books would they discover on your bookshelves or
beside your chair/bed? They
would discover many classic science fiction books since my
husband still has the ones he got in high school and college.
They would also find several “how to” books particularly
in woodworking and gardening. Added
to that would be some
children’s
classics, as well
as popular
fiction and nonfiction books-meaning books I read and liked
that I found at used book sales.
4.
What
things would they discover in your closets or cabinets that
would make them wonder why on earth you were saving it?
When we moved four
years ago, we got rid of many things, so nothing really
ridiculous comes to mind right now. However, they might
wonder why we have so many empty coffee cans and empty cat
food boxes. If I could talk to them, I would say that I’m
saving the coffee cans for a children’s craft program at
the library if we ever get to do programs in person again,
and those cat food boxes are very sturdy and handy to use in
many situations.
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Really enjoyed reading your answers, June. Especially the one about having wires attached to everything! And paper, and pet-related items! Not to mention empty boxes! Ha, ha, that's my home!
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of us have more in common than we realize. :)
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