The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same

Change is inevitable, it is a part of our everyday lives. We all learn to deal with change, some of us better than others. I, for one, tend to hold on to the "old", perhaps longer than I should. CD players, cell phones, flat screen T.V.'s.....you name it, I was probably among the last to jump on the bandwagon so to speak. After all, change for the sake of change is not always better, sometimes it is fueled by corporate greed. Take DVD players for example. We got along fine with VHS until the market was saturated, so along came the DVD player, suddenly we all had to go out and spend money on them,though our VCR's were fine. Yes, the quality was better, but the desire for the latest thing was a powerful force,and electronics companies knew (and know) this. So when I come across a place where change is not so noticeable, I cherish it. The picture which accompanies my post is of the Seneca grain elevator. The top image is a postcard from 1910 and the bottom image was made by me in 2007. Yes, some change is evident, but a person living in 1900 and brought back today would still be able to recognize his or her hometown. So change things if you must, but let's not destroy the evidence of our past in the name of "development".