Those
of You Born
1929
- 1979
At
the end of this Email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno.. If you don't read
anything else, please read what he said. Very
well stated, Mr. Leno.
TO
ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE
1930's,
40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!
First,
we survived being born to mothers
Who
smoked and/or drank while they were
Pregnant.
They
took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing,
Tuna
from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then
after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered
with bright colored lead-base paints.
We
had no childproof lids on medicine bottles,
Locks
on doors or cabinets and when we rode
Our
bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As
infants & children,
We
would ride in cars with no car seats,
No
booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no
brakes.
Riding
in the back of a pick-up truck on a warm day
Was
always a special treat.
We
drank water
From
the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We
shared one soft drink with four friends,
From
one bottle and no one actually died from this.
We
ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon..
We
drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar.
And,
we weren't overweight.
WHY?
Because
we were
Always
outside playing...that's why!
We
would leave home in the morning and play all day,
As
long as we were back when the
Streetlights
came on.
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 Playstations, 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, tornadoes, fires out of control,
mud
slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms
tearing
up the country from one end to another,
and
with the threat of swine 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...pass
this on.
A
Small Prayer!
God
determines who walks into your life.....it's up to you to decide who you let
walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.
I
need this back. If you'll do this for me, I'll do it for you.
When
there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you
need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the
following small prayer for the person who sent you this.
Father,
God
bless my friend in whatever it is that You know they may need this day!
And
may their life be full of your peace, prosperity, and power
as
he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you.
Amen.
Then
send it on to five other people, including the one who sent it to you Within
hours you will have caused a multitude of people to pray for other people. Then
sit back and watch the power of God work in your life.
P.
S.... Five is good, but more is better.
IN
GOD WE TRUST
