10 Years Changed Everything, Including You...
The warm sunlight streamed through the window glass onto the bed.
Outside, several sparrows chirped as they flew over the trees.
The neighborhood's public address system sounded, reminding people to wear masks……
A hurried knocking on the door woke you up. You grabbed your clothes and put them over your head. Your white-haired mother asked you what you were going out to do. You said you had to go to work, you were just starting your job, and you had to make a good impression.
Seeing her surprised expression, you said you had a strange dream. You dreamed that ten years in the future, 2020, communication had developed to 5G, children were learning at home, and adults were working from home.
It turned out you had just had a dream.
Now, it's actually 2020, where everyone is working from home…
Ten years pass in the blink of an eye. Ten years ago felt like yesterday, but they've brought about so many changes.
Ten years ago, dial-up internet was being phased out, and 4M broadband was truly fast. You found a seed, connected to WinRAR that night, and the next morning, a movie with a few hundred megabytes had already been downloaded.
Ten years ago, QQ was still very popular, WeChat hadn't been launched; many people hadn't developed the habit of online shopping, perhaps you were trying to open an online store.
Now, China Telecom is starting to popularize 500M broadband. The computer at home is rarely turned on, the speed depends on whether WiFi is fast or not.
Dual-billing was once a joke. China Telecom's large-volume unrestricted package solved all communication needs for the whole family, including mobile phones, broadband, and television.
Ten years ago, mainboards, flip phones, and sliding phones were popular, Nokia was thriving. 3G was just being applied, QR codes hadn't appeared, and Weibo had turned everyone into a self-media.
Whose family went abroad, it was a show-off for half a year…
Now, smartphones have become an extension of the body; you don't need to carry a wallet when you go out, even thieves rarely bother with it; there are shared bicycles everywhere on the street; traveling abroad is as simple as going out.
China Telecom has been fully launched in various counties in Xinxiang, combining it with industrial internet to support Xinxiang manufacturing to become intelligent manufacturing. AR/VR, cloud, and big data are all popular among young people trying out new experiences at the Telecom business hall.
Ten years ago, Beijing's subway had only a few lines, Guangzhou's 'Little Waist' was just opened to tourists, Shanghai's magnetic levitation train had not been used by many people, Jiaozhou's Cloudy Mountain hadn't been known to the whole people, and Zhengdong New Area was still ridiculed as a ghost town…
As for Xinxiang, the East District was still a 'remote area' with sparse population. Besides the government, there was a vast expanse of land belonging to the territories of Liuzhuangying and Duan Village.
The first phase of Myrtles Lake was still being finalized, Huaihe River University's East Campus hadn't been built yet, and New Xiangzhou University had just merged and upgraded to become Xiangzhou University.
What's most sigh-worthy is the price, ten years ago, the new East District in Xinxiang was less than 3000 yuan per square meter, people complained that it was too remote, and they couldn't afford it.
After so many years, the property market hasn't crashed. The full payment you made ten years ago, now it's not enough for the down payment.
Ten years ago, if you were just born, you would be a young man full of energy now; if you are a university student, your former classmates might be your friends in your current job; if you are a newbie in the workplace, you might be a young lady who has just entered the office and has become a queen…
Ten years ago, you hoped and believed that you would achieve success in your career, have a happy family, be able to take care of your parents, and be able to take care of your family.
Now, life may not be as you imagined. Maybe you have a child but can't build a house; you can build a house but can't have a child; maybe you are a lone traveler in a foreign land, and you can only go home for a visit during festivals. Even worse, you might be unfortunate enough to be neglected by your family…
But we always believe that with the progress of the country and the improvement of personal lives, things will get better. We still firmly believe that effort will eventually pay off. You can try your best, and the rest will be left to time.
If you have a dream, ten years will show you some of the appearance of your dream. Like the wind knows the strong grass, the farther you go, the stronger the horse. At the critical moment, the speed of China Telecom broadband will be revealed.
Ten years really isn't a long time. What were you doing ten years ago, what are you doing now? Have you become the person you imagined?
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