The poem is stating, to stop and see what you have, take stock, before you neglect or lose “it”.
“A bird in the hand is worth more than two in a bush”!
In 2013, Dr. Dale Archer posted an article called “Forever Young: American’s Obsession with Never Growing Old” in which he explains how most Americans are so obsessed with looking or acting young in the 21st Century. Archer is deeply worried about how the advances in technology have negatively influenced the way we perceive ourselves nowadays. In his article, Archer is trying to warn the readers about these changes. He wants us to open our eyes, to be critical thinkers, to understand that technology is altering the way we feel about ourselves and our surroundings. The media, television, video games, magazines, among others, are actually trying to convince us of something that we are not. Archer wants us to understand that being old is part of being a human being. Aging is an intrinsic part of our lives that we cannot ever deny and that we all must confront one day.
