To Erica on tech and age

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Erica wrote:

 

I have an mp3 player that I listen to while I'm at work. It

currently has over 2600 songs on it. I was finishing up my lunch

hour and set the player to randomly play the tracks on my "devotion"

playlist (200 tracks of all devotional songs, NOT just Amma songs

either). I listened while I wrote a long and introspective journal

entry (I keep an electronic diary). I wrote about being afraid of

turning 30 in a month, of being afraid in general, how I want to

grow past all of the difficulty that we've faced recently, and how I

was not sure what to do to help myself get past it...

 

 

Dear Erica ~ first, let me say I am always amazed at people who are able to

keep up with the latest technology. The thought of getting a Palm Pilot or an

mp3 player absolutely terrifies me (technophobe LOL).

 

In terms of turning 30, I can relate very much to this. Many women have

their crisis of aging around 50, but I had mine at 31. I was sure I was ready

for

a rocking chair at the old folks home. I have no idea why this hit me so

hard, and when I would bring it up to people, inevitably they would say, "oh,

you're just a baby." And then I would think: what do you know about it. LOL

Needless to say, the crisis passed, and now that I am 56, I feel quite young

(except for the limitations of my illness). It is a bit of a paradox, but "this

too shall pass."

 

Hugs ~ Linda