When Time Wasn’t Equivalent to Money

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o back to the 90s’ before social media made an appearance in full swing. People didn’t have a non-living gadget as a constant companion but rather enjoy the company of friends for hours. Games of cricket would start from morning seven till evening 6, and no one had the urge to post this online.Time then was enjoyed by finding happiness in the most simple of things. I still remember when gully cricket bets were as simple as if my team won, then the other team had to buy us a giant bottle of Coca Cola or Pepsi or something as simple as buying a new tennis ball worth 5 rupees.It was a time when people had no one to compare their lives with. We each would make conversation and listen to one another’s pain. Late night conversations with society friends would result in ghost stories and predictions of whether India will beat Australia in the upcoming one-day internationals. Ricky Martin made a furore with his FIFA World Cup song ‘The Cup of Life’, and we all would tr

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y and bend it like Beckham.Time spent in the 90s’ wasn’t relative to money. We wouldn’t have to make time; instead, we would spend so much time with friends that we only had to make time for trivial things such as school, jobs and getting some rest. Now it’s the opposite of making time to meet our closest pals as time is equivalent to money, and the number of likes and views measures relationships.So, I would use the time machine to go back and spend moments just enjoying conversations that involved personal interaction. People would develop relationships slow and steady rather than with one swipe or sending friend requests. Where letters would have more emotional attachments over emails, phone calls would last for hours rather than binge-watching.Thank you, <a href="https://simaocunha.medium.com/">Simão Cunha</a>; this prompt made me think of my childhood and much simpler times. While writing this, I couldn’t stop smiling.</article></body>

Guest prompt — Simão Cunha

“If the time machine was invented today, what would you do?”

When I first read this guest prompt from my friend Simão Cunha, I stared at the wall for a whole minute and wondered. Would I use it to go back in time, or would I want to see the future? In one, I would go back to my childhood that was far away from mobile phones and binge-watching, and in one, hopefully, the pandemic was just a mere event in history.

But if I did get a choice to revisit a time, I would go back to the 90s’ before social media made an appearance in full swing. People didn’t have a non-living gadget as a constant companion but rather enjoy the company of friends for hours. Games of cricket would start from morning seven till evening 6, and no one had the urge to post this online.

Time then was enjoyed by finding happiness in the most simple of things. I still remember when gully cricket bets were as simple as if my team won, then the other team had to buy us a giant bottle of Coca Cola or Pepsi or something as simple as buying a new tennis ball worth 5 rupees.

It was a time when people had no one to compare their lives with. We each would make conversation and listen to one another’s pain. Late night conversations with society friends would result in ghost stories and predictions of whether India will beat Australia in the upcoming one-day internationals. Ricky Martin made a furore with his FIFA World Cup song ‘The Cup of Life’, and we all would try and bend it like Beckham.

Time spent in the 90s’ wasn’t relative to money. We wouldn’t have to make time; instead, we would spend so much time with friends that we only had to make time for trivial things such as school, jobs and getting some rest. Now it’s the opposite of making time to meet our closest pals as time is equivalent to money, and the number of likes and views measures relationships.

So, I would use the time machine to go back and spend moments just enjoying conversations that involved personal interaction. People would develop relationships slow and steady rather than with one swipe or sending friend requests. Where letters would have more emotional attachments over emails, phone calls would last for hours rather than binge-watching.

Thank you, Simão Cunha; this prompt made me think of my childhood and much simpler times. While writing this, I couldn’t stop smiling.