Just like a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.
To say, "It used to be better," nobody can say, "Well, no it wasn't. " It's like telling a story that is self-aggrandizing about someone who has passed away, when they can't tell the other side of the story.