I liked the depressive (yet whimisical) tone that underscores how perspective determines how one looks at life.

BTW, Welcome to FICLY!

I like that it goes back to those lights and that burned food, but it’s missing something.. oh! how did they eradicate disease?
This feels like a retired person is telling it, one who’s lived a faster life before and just gets by now, appreciating what they have, and remembering the old days.