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How did one survive growing up in the 70's, 80's and 90's?
We had no seatbelts, no airbags..
Cycling was like a breath of fresh air…
No safety helmets, knee pads or elbow pads, with plenty of
cardboards between spokes to make it sound like a
motorbike…
When thirsty we only drank tap water, bottled water was still a
mystery…
We kept busy collecting bits & pieces so we could build all
sort of things … and we were fearless on our bicycles even
when the brakes failed going downhill…
We were showing off how tough we are, by how high we could
climb trees & then jumping down….It was great
fun….
We could stay out to play for hours, as long as we got back
before dark, in time for dinner…
We walked to school, or sometimes we even rode our bicycle.
We had no mobile phones, but we always managed to find each
other…. How?
We lost teeth, broke arms & legs, we got cuts and bruises
and bloody noses…. nobody complained as we had so much
fun, it wasn't anybody's fault, only ours
We ate everything in sight, cakes, bread, chocolate, ice-cream,
sweet sugary drinks, fruits..yet, we stayed skinny by fooling
around.
And if one of us was lucky to find a 1 litre coca cola bottle
we all had a swig from it & guess what? Nobody picked up
any germs...
We did not have Play Stations, MP3, Nintendo's, I-Pods, Video
games, 99 Cable TV channels, DVD's, Home Cinema, Home
Computers, Laptops, Chat-rooms, Internet, etc ...
BUT, we had REAL FRIENDS!!!!
We called on friends to come out to play, never rang the
doorbell, just went around the backdoor…
We played with sticks and stones, played cowboys and Indians,
doctors and nurses, hide and seek, soccer games, over and over
again…
When we failed our exams we were given a second chance by
simply repeating the same grade…without visiting
psychiatrists, psychologists or counselors…
Such were the days…
We had freedom, success, disappointments and responsibilities.
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Most of all, we learned to respect others…
Are YOU from that generation?? If that's the case, email this
to all your friends from the same era…
this message will help them forget the stress that surrounds us
these days….and just for a few moments puts a smile to
their faces as they remember what life was really like in the
good old days……
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