A youngster asked his grandfather -
"Grandpa! How did you people live before with -
No technology
No aeroplanes
No internet
No computers
No dramas
No TVs
No aircons
No cars
No mobile phones?"
Grandpa replied:
"Just like how your generation live today -
No prayers
No compassion
No honor
No respect
No character
No shame
No modesty"
We,
the people born between 1950-1970,
are really the blessed ones ...
Our life is living proof.
👉While playing and riding "rented" bicycles in our youth,
we never wore helmets.
👉After school,
we played until dusk; we never watched TV.
👉We played with real friends,
not internet friends.
👉 If we ever felt thirsty,
we drank public tap water not bottled water.
👉We never got ill sharing the same glass of juice with four friends.
👉We never gained weight eating plates of rice and eba everyday.
👉Nothing happened to our feet despite roaming barefoot.
Very few had shoes !.
👉We never used any vitamin supplements to keep ourselves healthy.
👉We used to create our own toys and play with them.
👉Most parents were not rich. They gave love .. not worldly material things.
👉We never had cellphones, DVDs, play station, XBox, video games, personal computers, internet, chat -
but we had real friends.
👉We visited our friend's home uninvited and enjoyed their meals with them.
It was a joy whenever we hear - "Eyin omo kekere, e wa je saa'ra".
👉We holidayed with relations & Relatives lived close by,
so family time was enjoyed.
👉We may have been priviledged to appear in black and white photos but you can find colourful memories in those photographs.
👉 We are a unique and most understanding generation,
because we are the last generation who respected & listened to our own parents ....
AND also the first generation who have to listen to their own children.
We are a LIMITED edition !
Enjoy us.
Learn from us.
Treasure us.
...........
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