▶ Your Answer : Along with the inexorable social and
technological advance, whether life today is easier and more comfortable than
it was when your grandparents were children has created controversies among
people. While a majority of the population insists that it isn’t, it is my firm
rationale that one’s life today is easier and more comfortable than it was when
one’s grandparents were children. Within the number of innumerable reasons,
there are two noticeable facets.
First and foremost, the development of
internet and the invention of smartphones have allowed us to communicate with
people more easily. For example, my grandfather is amazed at how he can send what
he sees at the moment immediately to others through his smartphone. Last week, a
wild pig was spotted at my grandfather’s farm. If it were the past, there would
have been nothing for my grandfather to do with it. It would be a long journey
to go to the county office and report that a wild pig is destroying his farm. It
would be another long journey to come back, to show officials the pig, which
would be no longer there. However, this is how my grandfather dealt with the wild
pig last week. He immediately recorded a video of it in his farm, uploaded on
the office website, and called them asking for help. In less than 30 minutes,
officials were there to trap the pig and protect my grandfather’s farm.
Next, today’s transportation makes our life
much easier and more comfortable compared to the past. Many more bus stops or subway
stations are being built even until this moment. This has allowed people to
save time walking and wandering the streets when riding a public transportation.
For instance, when my grandma was young, there were no bus stop or subway
station near the airport. So, in order to reach the airport, she had to walk
another 30 minutes after she got off from the nearest subway station. However, today
there are both a bus stop and a subway station right in front of the airport. So,
now she does not need to walk long time with heavy luggage. She can easily and
more comfortably arrive to the destination.
In light of the aforementioned details, I wholeheartedly
believe that life today is easier and more comfortable relatively to the life when
my grandparents were young. |