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The most important invention in your lifetime is…

What a question from the daily writing prompt. One answered 2 years ago in a post called Invent.

How does this update answer sound?

The answer is, of course life itself. Something that reinvents itself each day. We go on. We struggle. We adapt and change. We bring new life into the world. We raise and nurture our children. We love, share, laugh, cry, morn, celebrate, and relax with family, friends and strangers. We invent ways to survive.

There might be something someone somewhere is working on today that will be the most important invention. Maybe that invention is another person.

I think I’ll invent communication. Oh, you say it’s already here with the massive devices, tv’s, radios and meetings we have? Well, getting the message out is one thing. Having people listen and understand is another. It is part of the same cycle, isn’t it?

I have no idea of the gazillion things invented in my lifetime. what is most important. I do know that I’m not totally comfortable with the emergence of AI. If the past isn’t a good example of inventions that have gotten away from us, we might want to take a moment to pause and get a grip now.

Ah, the life. Photo by Mike Hartley


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Invent

The Daily writing prompt asks what The most important invention in your lifetime is….

I got to admit I had to go look up what has happened during my lifetime to get the most accurate answer I could. I see birth control pill was invented the year I was born, as well as the 3 point seat belt. That one must have taken a while to catch on because as a youth I don’t remember wearing a seat belt till I was a young teenager when I started driving myself.

But its hard to choose as I look back over time between medical or energy or communication inventions which have been significant. Some medical advances have probably kept me living till today.

But then I stumbled on the Smoke Detector. In the early 70s the single station detectors were ready to be sold for homes. I believe hardwired ones became standard in the late 70s. While slow to take off they are in homes in this country in the high 90% range from what some searches have been saying.

I always have to remember to shut the windows before grilling. Photo by Mike Hartley

The number of lives saved and injuries prevented must be significant and its a gift that keeps on saving people and property. Proof that small things can bring big results.