I am the child of a WW2 combat veteran and Great Depression survivors. Those were real, palatable experiences that shaped my life and America. Neighbors and community were our "websites" but without anonymity. You were actually responsible for what you did and said. You thought before you opened your mouth. And you knew when someone needed, and deserved, help and would do what you could.
Sure, it's easy to look back now and see some faults, but they were mostly honest faults not born of manipulation and desire to "get ahead at any cost". There is no way to accurately describe the life we lived at that time, in that time.
is an episode of Twilight Zone titled "A Stop At Willoughby". You can never go home again.
I agree. My parents were slightly younger than your's ... my Dad being too young for WWII, but a product of the depression, as was my mom. I grew up in the 50s, 60s, and came of age in the 70s. It was a fantastic time to live and as you said, you can neither go back again or convey how great it was to those who haven't lived it.
Sure, much is nostalgia and everything wasn't a bed of roses for everyone. But we never had the huge divisions between Americans then. You and I are lucky I suppose ... we know how thing could be, but are cursed by how we've seen them become.
I think you'd really enjoy that TZ episode, when you have 25 mins. It's probably meaningful to any generation, but especially ours.
I've seen it ... but true.
... test. If this fails, I'll remove CSS and tru again.
put the https in the url problem solved.
For linking you should add https:// in your url.
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