a student

I have been alive for 18 years and compared to how long my great-grand mother lived? It’s not even a quarter of it. For me living today is cruel and harsh. Many things have to be accomplished with scarce materials and limited resources. It’s why I whine about how hard my life is, but then I was wrong.

  

My great-grandmother used to wake up every morning by the sound of “cock-a-doodle-do!” She would either make a small bonfire or reap one to two sweet potatoes for her breakfast. Later on she will walk to school which takes her about one and a half hour or at least one hour to get there. In solving arithmetic she has her mighty pencil, scratch paper and knowledge to help. To comply with all her requirements she would open books and write all the necessary information needed in a clean sheet of paper. This was how students were back then.

I wake up every morning with the sound of the alarm and the vibration of my cellular phone. I would turn on the stove to cook hotdogs for my breakfast. Later on I drive my car going to school which usually takes me 30-40 minutes. To solve arithmetic, I always have my calculator, ball-pen and pad paper to help me. I type all the papers required and download all the readings to be discussed with the use of my laptop. This is how students are from the digital era.