Pictures of the difference between life then and now

(Baonghean.vn) - Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye several decades have passed. Looking back at the past, we have achieved a lot, but also lost a lot. Below are pictures of life then and now.

Once upon a time, we lived in an old house, surrounded by a green grass garden. In the morning we heard the rooster crowing early, at night we heard the frogs croaking, looking up at the moon through the window bars, looking down we saw the fragrant grass mattress, the air was cool and fresh, we didn’t need to close the door at night, and we didn’t have to worry about thieves.

Nowadays, living in a high-rise building, in a luxurious city, there is no shortage of material comforts. But the doors and windows must be tightly closed, sitting inside the house still makes one feel uneasy. There are anti-theft doors, cameras, and security nets surrounding the entire building, sometimes even we ourselves cannot enter...

In the old days, neighbors were like brothers, neighbors were like friends, people who were not related often visited each other. If there was something delicious, they would enjoy it together, if there was something sweet, they would share it together, if someone had something to do, everyone would join hands to help enthusiastically, helping each other with each onion, garlic bulb...

Now, we live on the same floor of an apartment building, even two houses next door, opposite entrances, we see each other every day, but we never know what "that house" is called.

In the old days, the country children would go to the riverbank to catch crabs and fish, and in the afternoon they would run to the fields to “pick up” some sweet potatoes. In the hot noon sun, they would conveniently pick some green guavas and chew them, but all their lives they would never know what a stomachache was.

Nowadays, the supermarket is full of meat and fish, the fruits are red and plump, and all the stalls are bustling with clean vegetables and fruits advertisements – yet everyone is still afraid of eating stimulants!? The vegetables are packaged very beautifully, the brands are not inferior, but who can be sure whether this food is safe or not?

In the old days, children ran around playing in the streets. Occasionally, there was a candy seller and they ran after him. It was so exciting!

Nowadays, the streets are getting wider, the traffic lights are flashing day and night, but if you don't pay attention while walking on the street, it's dangerous to your life, let alone running and playing in the street like before.

In the old days, the whole village had only one television, and in the evenings everyone would come to watch it, bustling and bustling like a festival. Although it was only a black and white television, the image was sometimes not clear, but the whole village was bustling around it. Some people sat, some stood, small children sat on their mothers' laps, older children stood on tiptoe to look through the cracks, the house was packed, but it did not feel cramped, the atmosphere was bustling and exciting.

Nowadays, LCD TVs are old-fashioned, and widescreen TVs are no longer attractive. The only thing that people can't take their eyes off is their cell phones, each with their own, all the latest and greatest. Even though everyone is gathered together, everyone's eyes are glued to their phones, and even if they raise their heads, they don't want to say a word to each other.

In the past, there weren’t many photo studios, and there weren’t many opportunities to take a photo. After the photos were developed, they had to be carefully laminated and put into albums for safekeeping. Every time I opened the album, so many memories came flooding back, as pure as my childhood!

Now, if you don't take photos for your certificate, or take photos of your wedding dress, you won't go to a photo studio. Phones, iPads, digital cameras, wherever you go, you take photos, delicious food, beautiful scenery, all of them. You take thousands of photos a day, but most of them will be forgotten in a corner of your soul, and the ones that should become memories are not that many.

In the old days, children waited all year for Tet to buy new clothes. The clothes were simple and the colors were modest, but each set was precious and precious, and they were happy and proud to wear them.

Nowadays, clothes of all colors, all styles, and new fashions are hanging all over the closet, but the clothes still don't look nice, and I still feel out of fashion and outdated.

In the past, children did not have many toys, just a few marbles, a leather ball, a rubber band, and a can. In times of scarcity, they would pick jackfruit leaves to make sticks, cut rice stalks to make arrows, and use green grapefruits to make soccer balls. Toys were few, but every time they got together with friends, they could play all day long, which was truly joyful and fun!

Nowadays, everyone has friends online on their phones and expensive toys in their homes. These modern things bring temporary joy, but they also make children less close to each other than before.

In the past, there weren't many cinemas. Whenever there was an outdoor movie in the village, children would invite their friends along, either climbing trees to hold onto branches, or sitting on tiled roofs, or climbing electric poles without having to buy tickets to watch the movie "for free", it was so much fun!

Nowadays, there are many cinemas, 3D movies, Korean movies, blockbuster movies… for you to choose from. You have to queue to buy tickets, seats have to be reserved, you are not allowed to bring alcohol to watch a movie, you are not allowed to talk loudly in the screening room, the people sitting next to you are all strangers, everyone can watch, and after the screening, you go home!

In the old days, when my grandfather married my grandmother, it only cost a bushel of rice; when my father married my mother, it only cost a few trays of food to invite guests. At that time, weddings only required a marriage certificate, a few tables of wine, not much food, and no dowry, but the wedding was filled with joy. The couple came together only through a matchmaker, but still lived happy and peaceful days, faithful to each other for the rest of their lives.

Nowadays, if you are not pretty, you won't get married, if you don't have money, you won't love, if you don't have a house, a car, or benefits, your marriage won't be happy. And even if you have all these things, your marriage still won't be happy!

Peace

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