“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize that they were the big things,” late American author Kurt Vonnegut once said. Often, the insignificant details that slip by in the midst of a harried moment are the same fleeting seconds which make up fondly cherished memories for wrinkly grandparents to look back on. Who can say? - what some people take for granted may become what they are remembered by in future generations. However, other ways to pass on legacies exist besides the faulty human brain, such as a time capsule or similar device. Time capsules come in many shapes and sizes, but the most commonly used type appears as a small weatherproof box that the creator fills with typical, day-to-day objects. Someone then buries the secure container under several feet of earth where it remains, undisturbed, for as long as hundreds of years
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Should a cluster of bright young people form one today, three objects that would be the first and most important to find their way into the box are excerpts from both male and female wardrobes, a notebook upon which the writer poured out their soul, and a small yet powerful smartphone. All three of these objects relate on at least one subject – they all represent a segment of the average teenager's life in 2015. If, in a hundred years, a person of the same age studied the aforementioned items, what would they conclude about American society today, and would the image that they formed cause shame, or pride and contentment? The American culture regrettably often fails to see beyond itself, and that is a grievous issue that people must address. Unless the citizens of America remain willing for their legacy to go down in history as one of selfishness and greed, they must rise up and take responsibility to change this world for the
Should a cluster of bright young people form one today, three objects that would be the first and most important to find their way into the box are excerpts from both male and female wardrobes, a notebook upon which the writer poured out their soul, and a small yet powerful smartphone. All three of these objects relate on at least one subject – they all represent a segment of the average teenager's life in 2015. If, in a hundred years, a person of the same age studied the aforementioned items, what would they conclude about American society today, and would the image that they formed cause shame, or pride and contentment? The American culture regrettably often fails to see beyond itself, and that is a grievous issue that people must address. Unless the citizens of America remain willing for their legacy to go down in history as one of selfishness and greed, they must rise up and take responsibility to change this world for the