Repeat of History

Recollections of childhood when life was simplistic, brings to memory, days filled of toilsome work and long hours. Yet in its own way, bestows feelings of warmth, safety and at given times, even conceived to be glitzy, shimmery. Children, courteous and respectful executing daily chores and in attendance at church on every given Sunday. TV, computers, I pods or CD's were unheard of. Merely an old Motorola radio in a corner of the sitting room. Kept perfectly dustless and neat for visitors. Absolutely no children were permitted, with an exception of Saturday eve, as all gathered closely together, listening to The Lone Ranger and Silver....Hy Ho...Away! Thursday nights in summertime, brought truckloads of youngsters piled in the bed of an old green pickup truck, going to enjoy a movie on a large white screen in the center of a cornfield. Christmas was, oh, so special. Picking a pine tree from a million others to cut, hauling “it”back to a tattered old gray shingled farmhouse. Decorations of popcorn and cranberry strings, chains of colored ribbon, paper cutouts resembling bright, white snowflakes, and of course, a magical angel atop this magnificent tree. In retrospect, it was felt we had so little, but we had so very, very much. Children helped with the chickens, cows, gardening, whatever instructed to do. Riding ponies, the county fair, marvelous fun. School days were spent learning the three R;s...readin, ritin, rithmatic,” as well as a history of George Washington and the Great Depression of 1929,,,,,,, Grandpa recounting stories at the supper table of the stock fall, unemployment, farmers losing their worth, wars of senseless deaths. We were so blessed. to have been born after these arduous times. Looking forward to a new year, 2012-- Computers, I pods, Cell Phones, Absolutely Astonishing inventions, technology. Today stock-markets are fluctuating, businesses closing and many people are going homeless and hungry. Jobs being at an all-time low.....such advanced progress,yet such similarity of previous history. “Old timers” will survive from what was taught throughout their childhood. What happens now - will we all survive?