One day a young boy asked his grandfather “Grandpa, how
could you live before, without technology, without internet, without computers,
without drones, without cell-phones, without bitcoin, without Facebook?”
And the
grandfather replied “Just like your generation lives today....without humanity,
without dignity, without compassion, without honor, without respect, without
personality, without character, without love, without modesty.
We today,
whom you call us ‘old’ have been blessed. Our life is the test. When cycling,
we never used the helmet. After school, we did our homework alone. And always
went to play in the fields and meadows until sunset. We played with real
friends, not with friends on the internet. When we were thirsty, we drank water
from the fountain, not from bottled water. We never got sick when using the
same glass with our friends. We never got fat eating bread and pasta every day.
Nothing happened to our feet, even though we walked barefoot. We created our
own toys with our own hands, and played with them for hours.
Our parents
were not rich, but they gave us so much love, not video-games to keep us good
and well-behaved. We never had cell-phones, DVDs, PlayStation, Xbox,
video-games, personal computers, IPads, WiFi....but we had real friends.
We visited
the house of our friends without being invited, and enjoyed with them a simple
meal prepared by their mother, who always had an empty place at the dinner
table.
We may have
had black and white photos, but we find many colorful memories in those photos.
We are unique and more comprehensive generation, because we are the last
generation who listen to their parents, and also the first generation that had
to listen to their children. We are a limited edition.
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