"With all our progress and advanced technology, I sometimes wish — just once — I could slip back in time to savour the slower pace and share it with my grandchildren of today."
Much like Michael J. Fox, the teenaged movie character, Marty McFly — I too, can imagine being sent back in time — only my travel tales would be less-likely to involve car chases and teenage romance — yet, they'd hold an equal measure of nostalgic moments of yesteryear. Like, lying on your back in the grass with friends, imagining what the fluffy white cloud shapes reminded you of.
Enjoying the freedom of playing baseball without the adults trying to help kids understand the rules of the game.
It was a rare privilege to be taken out by your parents and be treated to dinner at a real restaurant. What a thrill it was to receive a quarter as our weekly allowance!
The excitement was high when opening a new laundry detergent and finding free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box.
No one ever wondered where the car keys were located, as they were always in the car, left in the ignition — the car doors, never locked.
Stuff from the store came without safety caps and seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger.
"Our telephone numbers were prefaced with a word prefix denoting the area — mine was Glenburn 0523L."
Though, in our minds we rate those times as the good 'ole days — we have in fact, accepted progress and technological advancements of this era as improvements, ones that continue to increase our quality of life, hopefully, for the better.
We must still continue to dream big.
As we entered a new century, US President Bill Clinton stated in his New Year's address to the nation,
"When our memories out-weigh our dreams, then we are old."
— beulah
No one ever wondered where the car keys were located, as they were always in the car, left in the ignition — the car doors, never locked.
Stuff from the store came without safety caps and seals because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger.
"Milk was delivered to our door in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers."
"Summers were filled with bike rides, picnics, baseball games, hula hoops, visits to the pool and eating Kool Aid powder with sugar."
"Our telephone numbers were prefaced with a word prefix denoting the area — mine was Glenburn 0523L."
Though, in our minds we rate those times as the good 'ole days — we have in fact, accepted progress and technological advancements of this era as improvements, ones that continue to increase our quality of life, hopefully, for the better.
As we entered a new century, US President Bill Clinton stated in his New Year's address to the nation,
"When our memories out-weigh our dreams, then we are old."
— beulah
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