In this age there is a fairly rapid progress and development in many areas of life. Great strides in the name of science and technology at times are difficult to keep up with. At a more personal level we see how much technology has progressed in the products we buy. It was only in the early 1980′s that personal computers became popular but these machines had only the processing power that is common today on credit cards! How different things are now yet the technology keeps marching on. We have at our fingertips enormous resources for computing, information and communication that was not possible on the same scale even a matter of a few years past. Some might say that we take it all in our stride and easily accept new ideas but do we really? Old habits die-hard and for some too much new technology is not appreciated. Progress happens I suppose and those who fail to embrace that progress are simply left behind. Not all technology is necessary or even desired by some but that should not prevent progress. One day something we reject now may prove of benefit after all. In areas of medicine this is particularly so. We are all different. Some accept progress, others have too many ‘Old habits’.
Shirley Anne
