Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
“I was engrossed with the book, I was having difficulties with it, and I just didn't notice the years were going by.”
“Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.”