The Way Things Were

I’m so old that I can remember when tornados didn’t happen - ever.  I can remember when hurricanes made news once in twenty years.  Floods?  There were no floods.  When we wanted to travel we didn’t have to check to make sure the highways were passable.  Rock slides, washouts, sinkholes, structural failures and other shoddy construction problems were unheard of.

We did not know that nuclear madmen had already set about to destroy the planet.  There were no nuclear diseases like cancer, Alzheimers or aids.

There was no such thing as a mass murderer. No terrorists.  No suicide  bombers.  There were no cruise liners full of sick passengers.  We had heroes but they weren’t worshiped for violating the Oval Office or shooting a President.

Detroit was a bustling proud growing city.  Blacks and whites worked together in harmony to manufacture cars that were the envy of the world.

University grads always had jobs to go to.  Unpaid internships did not exist.  Some grads had to pick from five or more generous employment opportunities.

Our young people need to know that we brought them into a world that had a bright future.  We could not have imagined the chaos they see before them today.  God has made fools of my aging generation and our offspring pay the price.