Live for TODAY

I am getting a little sad for the hopelessness my generation seems to feel. Everyone looks back to the 1960's, particularly Woodstock, but they never seem to look at the time we are in now--the 2000's. There is nothing wrong with admiring a certain era of time. In fact, I, too, would have loved to live in the 60's. The problem is when we become so submerged in the 60's culture that we forget we are living today in 2007. It is almost as though people feel their lives are useless because they were not born in the 1960's. I suppose what I am trying to say is what about our future and the future of our children and grandchildren? Should we not try to make changes in today's time to make a better life for us and them? If we linger too long in the past, we'll never have a future worth living. Reflect back on the past, admire it, and appreciate how it has got us where we are today, but please don't live in it.

Thus concludes the end of my rant .

 

Awwwww, sister I agree with you one hundred percent. But it's so hard for some of us not to wish we had been born in a time that would have been more suited to our charachter. I feel really bad for admitting this but I once cried over it! But like you said, we have to look towards the future. I mean, it is hard to find local free spirits in our areas but since i discovered these forums everything has been so much happier. I've met people who really get me and I get them, untill I joined I didn't know people like that still existed. And when you think about it, there are so many people on these forums so there are still loads of us meft in the world!
You're right sister we can make a difference if we try. In a way all the effort people are spending to help prevent climate change is...well I like to think that it's a trend picked up from us!

Peace and love wished to you and all your kind sister!
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In my opinion: Yes we should try to make changes... what have you been doing or planing on doing to concrete these so called changes ??
Start on your won, dont depend on others, that will just hold you back.

 

Well there is a diffrence between playing games (like on this forum) and being so stuck in the 60's you dont get anything done now. I dont know of anyone who is of age (remember a lot of people are very young and cant make choices with out their parents) who is really so dillusional that they dont understand how to help, and change today. Mainly what Im saying is there has been some not so positive vibes towards kids on this site trying to have a good time...just let them live. Please.

That ends my rant.

 

I think its great to listen to classic rock dig the life style of the past etc... But I think its pathetic to wine over not having been born in the past. We have no controll over the past but we do controll the future. So take the future and mold it in a way you wish... start or join a comunity where you will be surrounded by people you think you want around you....
Don´t talk... DO !!

 

I like this.

 

i can't explain my happyness reading this thread. i completely agree with you

 

I comletely agree with you brothers and sisters

They made the most amazing music at sixteens but we should look to the future and present and stop yaaning in to sixteens.

 

You can't bring back or continue to live in the past. The best that we as a people can do is to live and let shine the values of that time. Our values of peace and love will not fade if we strive to keep them alive. The world is a vastly different place and we, as the chosen people must accept that. We must keep the flame of love alive. I realize that life is hard but please know that life was no easier in the 60's. All we have is each other. Don't give up. Be Here Now!
Dusty

 

one thing about the sixties ,we didn't have the internet .........when you wanted to exchange ideas with someone you had to do it face to face ......people were more sociable and not in their rooms with the door shut to the world .....you don't have to be born in the fifties to enjoy the sixties ...............all the music that was made back then is readily available at the touch of your fingers on the internet ...and as far as enjoying the things we enjoyed then .you can still do it but you will have to get rid of some of your conveniences ,like cell phones and internet and such .......much as i could go back and live like my ancestors did ....no electricity or cars etc ..........the way you live and enjoy life is mostly a state of mind ....nothing stops you from still liking peace and chilling out

 

Whoa, I was not directing this thread towards the Woodstock games at all. I don't mind those games, as they are fun and not doing any harm. I was directing it to people who are upset about not having been born in the past. I was only attempting to point out that today is worth living for, too. I love the 60's culture as much as the rest of you all, and most of my music collection is made up of bands from that era. I also think it would have been enjoyable to live during that time, but it is nothing I am going to dwell over. Although today is a much different time, there can still be every bit as much of peace and love as there was in the 1960's. It starts with us as people, not a date of time. I was not intending to make people in the Woodstock game threads feel bad, and I am sorry if you or anyone else took it the wrong way.

The above is the exact point I was trying to make, and it was worded much better .

Also, thank you Forget me not for being so understanding. I think you will go far in life with that positive attitude .

 

so sorry i took it out of context then. there just has been a lot of negitive vibes torwards that you know. Sorry if i made you feel bad, or made you upset hunny that isnt what i wanted.
A whole lot of love.

 

No problem at all !

 

it's nice to visit though.

live in the NOW, man.

*sighs* i'm way too tired for this.

 

I just watched document about summer of love god i want to there.

 

i love you

I know what you're saying, and you're right
I think Kate (ForgetMeNot) pretty much said EXACTLY what I wanted to say haha

and yeh, obviously from time to time its ok to visit and wish you were there, or pretend you WERE (i do that sometimes haha) but its dangerous, not to get TOO obsessed with wishing you were there
theres no way of going back, so wishing you were just brings sadness


peace
love Jane

 

You are so kind and sweet sister! Thankyou so much!

Much peace and love wished your way
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BTW, Love the username hun!

 

I think the best solution would be to mix the two decades together as best you can

 

I think the best solution is to bring the 60's back!! and make it even better this time!!

 

Well that would not work but it would be groovy.