The Digital Age

The digital age has all but eliminated an important ritual.
The sharing of memories and family history through photographs.

People my age have printed memories of their youth. We have photographs of the fun parties and ridiculous adventures we went on with our friends. My nephew’s generation is being called the ‘Black Hole Generation’. My nephews capture the moments in their lives on their phones and then post them online. What happens when the memory on their phones fills up? They delete those memories. Online platforms don’t last forever and those digital memories will also vanish.

Recently my Mom and I sat down over pictures from my childhood that were thought lost forever.
Pictures she had not seen for 40 years, and pictures I had never seen. It was a healing and beautiful moment for us. Today I have a portrait of my mother as a young bride of 19. This portrait is priceless to me.

Print your memories. Don't keep them locked away on hard drives that no one will ever access. Make photo albums so your family, children and grandchildren will have those important tangible memories of you.

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