Some things cannot be forgotten....

How did one survive growing up in the 70's, 80's and 90's? 
We had no seatbelts, no airbags.. 

Cycling was like a breath of fresh air… 

No safety helmets, knee pads or elbow pads, with plenty of cardboards 
between spokes to make it sound like a motorbike… 

When thirsty we only drank tap water, bottled water was still a mystery… 

We kept busy collecting bits & pieces so we could build all sort of things 
and we were fearless on our bicycles even when the brakes failed going 
downhill… 

We were showing off how tough we are, by how high we could climb trees
& then jumping down….It was great fun…. 

We could stay out to play for hours, as long as we got back before dark, in 
time for dinner… 

We walked to school, or sometimes we even rode our bicycle. 

We had no mobile phones, but we always managed to find each other…. 
How? 

We lost teeth, broke arms & legs, we got cuts and bruises and bl**dy
noses…. nobody complained as we had so much fun, it wasn't anybody's 
fault, only ours 

We ate everything in sight, cakes, bread, chocolate, ice-cream, sweet 
sugary drinks, fruits..yet, we stayed skinny by fooling around. 

And if one of us was lucky to find a 1 litre coca cola bottle we all had a 
swig from it & guess what? Nobody picked up any germs... 

We did not have Play Stations, MP3, Nintendo's, I-Pods, Video games, 
99 Cable TV channels, DVD's, Home Cinema, Home Computers,Laptops, 
Chat-rooms, Internet, etc ... 

BUT, we had REAL FRIENDS!!!! 

We called on friends to come out to play, never rang the doorbell, just 
went around the backdoor… 

We played with sticks and stones, played cowboys and Indians, doctors 
and nurses, hide and seek, soccer games, over and over again… 

When we failed our exams we were given a second chance by simply 
repeating the same grade…without visiting psychiatrists, psychologists or counselors… 

Such were the days… 

We had freedom, success, disappointments and responsibilities. .. 

Most of all, we learned to respect others…