Personally, I still look forward to the future. The world exists as a sort of dichotomy where it is the best of times and the worst of times all at once. I think about the changes that have taken place throughout my life, and sure, there was less technology when I was younger. I used to play outside more when I was a kid than some kids do today maybe, but I think people idolize things like this more than they deserve. I think people really only say that things were better in the past because it is a way to dissociate from the things in the present that make us feel powerless. When we feel powerless to change the present, we try to escape it by idolizing things that happened in the past and assuming that change is creating the problems. Change isn't creating the problems and there are a lot of advantages that we have now as well. We probably know more about a lot of things than they did in the past. It may sound very cheezy, but I love things like colloidal silver and essential oils. Both of which are an example of innovating the way we use natural remedies.
I have two children. I had them in my early 20's. They are both teenagers right now. Looking back, I think 25 to 30 is the perfect age to have a baby if you are going to have one. They say it is easy to have children when you are younger because you have more energy and I didn't understand what they meant until just recently. There is no way I would personally go through with a pregnancy at my age. I just don't have the energy for the toll that it takes on your body, so if you are going to have a baby, like 25 to maybe even 33 is the perfect age to do it. But there are a lot of advantages to having children now as well. Car seats, disposable diapers, washing machines, etc. All things considered, I really feel like I have still lived in a Golden Age as far as having children go.
I would have even loved to have more children. I like to say that in another life, I would have had 12 children. Although, I would want to adopt if I had more children. I have thought about adoption a lot, but it can be so expensive, which is unfortunate. Anyways, children do make life full. If this is something that you really want, I don't think that you should put your life on hold for something that there is no way to guarantee is going to happen on a certain day. We just have to keep going and keep living if we still have the opportunity to do this.