Limited Edition

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.