Different Times

Dear Friend,

Do you ever find yourself wondering what it would be like to live in a different time? I do, but it's not some far-off time like the Middle Ages or the Renaissance. No, I wonder what life was like for someone like me in the 1950's and 1960's. How would my life be different? would I have had all of the opportunities to challenge myself? Most certainly not. What would my house look like? Who would my friends be? Mother, who grew up in that era, sometimes jokingly says she was raised Amish when she realized all of the things she was not permitted to do because, "What would the neighbors think?" How would a "Who cares what the neighbors think" go over in 1958?"

The thing is, I have friends who were alive then, but I feel silly and strange asking to reminisce about a time I wasn't even alive.

Do you think folks are more able to enjoy life now, with all of our many choices, or back in the 1950's and 1960's? Was it really more simple then, or are we fooling ourselves? I am sure we are preferring to remember the best of times over the more challenging times. This has been a missile of questions, and I hope it prompts you to think about times past, and maybe even contact someone from your past. Have a lovely day.

Best Regards,

Anonymous