Life today compared to mid 1900's

Life today is very different when compared to life back when my grand-father was my age. What we do (or more appropriately, the lack of what we do) in everyday life is taken for granted. Our society as a whole has become lazy when compared to back then. There were different events that completely affected and altered everyday life; such as inventions, wars, and depression. Family life is also very different today in most cases compared to the values and morals they placed on their families back then. We have many different expectations of our family than they did.
We take a lot for granted now. Things such as transportation, entertainment, even restaurants. Just two generations ago when my grand-father was a boy, they did not have all the luxuries we have today. For fun my grandpa would make his own toys from simple things. Like using a button and a piece of string, or taking the outside part of a wagon wheel and rolling it around the yard using a stick. Today kids are...