I totally agree! I think about this so much these days, especially since I just turned 80. Oh, don’t get me wrong…I LOVE being a part of the technology age with my iPhone and iPad and computer. But I do lament the fact that we don’t express ourselves today as well or in longhand as we once did. I much prefer to use the keyboard because my handwriting is not as good anymore. I love to write and I believe I think better with a keyboard at my fingertips. It is, however, getting to the point where it’s an oddity to receive a note in a physical mailbox and, heaven help, a handwritten letter is out of the question.
I don’t know what we can do about it because our youth live such a fast-paced life. And in their later life, what will they cherish like I cherish finding a packed-away letter written so beautifully by my mother–maybe because of practicing all those o’s and slanted strokes. Her handwriting was flawless, but in the long run, I suppose what means the most is the wisdom she imparted.
So, perhaps we shift our thinking to what youth today have to offer rather than how they offer it. Nothing, though, keeps us from reminiscing and appreciating life as we knew it way back when.
ElderChicks 
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and memories with us in this way/. What a beautiful message.
Beautifully said Edna Roth! Thank you…
It makes me wonder if we will lose the history of our loved ones when years down the road we won’t have to sort through boxes of old letters and their hidden treasures. Thank you for your perspective
Is this another reminder of how ephemeral our material footprints are? Thank you for this perspective..
Learning the ever changing world of technology is a challenge and one that I find hard to embrace at times . . . but it is now the world we live in and change is progress. So we move on and do the best we can . . . managing cell phones, laptops, kindles, etc., etc. Hopefully this learning curve will keep us young, regardless of the frustration at times , , , so many passwords!