To All Those Who Were Born In the 50's, 60's And 70's

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First, we survived with mothers who had no maids
they cooked/cleaned
while taking care of us at the same time.

They took aspirin, candy floss, fizzy drinks, shaved ice with syrup and
diabetes was rare. Salt added to Pepsi or Coke was remedy for fever

we had no childproof lids on medicine bottles,
doors or cabinets,
and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.

as children, we would ride with our parents on
bicycles/motorcycles for 2 or 3
Richer ones in cars with no seat belat or air bags.

Riding in the back of a private taxi was a special treat

we drank water from the tap and NOT from a bottle

We would spend hours on the fields under bright sunlight
flying our kites,
without worrying about UV rays
which never seem to affect us.

we go into the jungle to catch spiders
without worries of Aedes mosquitoes

with mere 5 pebbles(stones) would be a endless game.
With a ball (tennis ball best)
we boys would ran like crazy for hours.

we caught guppy in drains /canals and when it rained we swam there

We shared one soft drink with four friends from one bottle
and NO ONE actually worry about being unhygenic.

we ate salty, very sweet & oily food,
candies, bread and real butter
and drank very sweet soft drinks,
sweet coffee/tea, ice kachang,
but we weren't overweight because....

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

we would leave home in the morning and play all day,
till streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day
And we were O.K.

We would spend hours repairing our old bicycles
and wooden scooters out of scraps
and then ride 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 no have Playstations,Nintendo's, X-boxes,
multiple channels on cable TV, DVD movies,
no surround sound, no phones,
no personal computers, no Internet,
WE HAD FRIENDS
and we went outside and found them!

we fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth
and we still continued the stunts,

we never had birthday parties till we were 21.

we rode bikes or walked to a friend's house
and just yelled for them!

The idea of a parent bailing us out
if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law!

Yet this generation has produced some of the best risk-takers,
problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 40 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!

And 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 government,
regulated our lives
for our own good.

and while you are at it,
forward it to your kids
so they will know
how brave their parents were.