No one was able to reach us all
day. And, we were O.K.
We would spend hours
building our go-carts out of
scraps and then ride them
down the hill, only to find out
we forgot the brakes. After
running into the bushes a few
times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We did not have Play stations,
Nintendo’s and X-boxes.
There were no video games, no
150 channels on cable, no
video movies or DVD’s, no
surround-sound or CD’s, no
cell phones, no personal
computers, no Internet and no
chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and
we went outside and found
them!
We fell out of trees, got cut,
broke bones and teeth and
there were no lawsuits from
these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies
made from dirt, and the worms
did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for
our 10th birthdays, made up
games with sticks and tennis
balls and, although we were told
it would happen, we did not
put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a
friend’s house and knocked on
the door or rang the bell, or just
walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and
not everyone made the team.
Those who didn’t had to learn
to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us
out if we broke the law was
unheard of. They actually
sided with the law!
These generations have
produced some of the best
risk-takers, problem solvers and
inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been
an explosion of innovation and
new ideas.
We had freedom, failure,
success and responsibility, and
we learned how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them?
CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this
with others who have had the
luck to grow up as kids, before
the lawyers and the government
regulated so much of our
lives for our own good.
While you are at it, forward it
to your kids so they will know
how brave and lucky their
parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run
through the house with
scissors, doesn’t it ?
The quote of the month is by
Jay Leno:
‘With hurricanes, tornados,
fires out of control, mud slides,
flooding, severe thunderstorms
tearing up the country from
one end to another, and with
the threat of bird flu and
terrorist attacks, are we sure
this is a good time to take God
out of the Pledge of
Allegiance?’
For those that prefer to think
that God is not watching over
us…go ahead and delete this.
For the rest of us…