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I spent the first 16 years of my life without electricity, indoor plumbing, or a telephone. There were no glowing screens, no buzzing notifications, no endless stream of headlines telling us who to fear or what to buy. We lived with kerosene lamps, hand-drawn water, and a wood stove. We werenƵt disconnected; we were rooted. Not in cyberspace, but in community. Not in convenience, but in meaning.

When modern amenities arrived, one by one, we didnƵt rush past them. We savored them. A single lightbulb dangling from a ceiling was a marvel. A hot bath indoors? Luxury. A telephone ringing? That was the world reaching out to us, and we gathered around to listen. These werenƵt upgrades. They were quiet revolutions that brought ease, not noise.

Huey Perry lives in Huntington.

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