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We live in a world of instant gratification and convenience. I can pick up my phone right now and have seemingly anything within

reason delivered to my front doorstep within a 48-hour period or sooner. It is truly incredible.

The world has evolved so much in the last 10 years. We are more connected than ever, and we have

thousands of snippets of information thrown at us at every turn. But what price do we

pay for the need of instant gratification and convenience? I can tell you, without shame, that on any

given day of the week, I have one to three Amazon packages dropped off in my mailbox. I always wind up

getting something, even the smallest thing, whether it be for me personally

or someone in my family.

Within a few clicks, I can find what I want and I can get it.

My family and I have a very busy lifestyle, constantly on the go, working, and sometimes

running to the store isn't a viable option, especially if it isn't something that I need right in that moment.

But within a couple clicks, I can have what I need, sometimes that very night.

It's much more efficient to me to order something quickly from my phone and have it for sure

in my hand the next day than trying to wrangle my young daughter into a car, travel to a store,

just to find out that they're sold out of what I need. Anytime I feel that guilt of laziness, I think about how much more enjoyable

everyone's life is if I'm just patient and get my package in the mail the next day. At this point,

I can't fathom living in a world where getting a package in the mail is a rarity, or even to

the point where seeing a brown square box carefully package in the mail is a rarity, or even to the point

where seeing a brown square box carefully placed in front of my door would instill fear in me.

But there have been times like that.

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