Why We Miss the Good Old Days

Nostalgia and plain old freedoms we took for granted

John M Dabbs

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Photo by Pablo Hermoso on Unsplash

Now is the time for all good men (all people) to come to the aid of their country. That was once the mantra we typed and wrote to practice our typing and penmanship. It was a given — an unpretentious and undisputed fact. Ah, those there the days.

Nostalgia

We may be nostalgic as we recollect the days of our youth. Our adventures were grand. We explored the world without worrying about our safety.

The days of my youth were those of the cold war and contemplating surviving a nuclear war. I’m glad those times are mostly behind us. At present, we plan and prepare for terrorism. It would appear that domestic terrorism is more of a threat than ultra-left or ultra-right national groups.

The days of old

I miss the good old days. We would play in the fallout shelter in our elementary school. The field hospital and emergency food supplies became surplus goods and given to non-profit agencies.

We could visit our neighbors and ride our bicycles around the neighborhood without fear of bad guys. There were no random shootings. We had a very active neighborhood watch — Mothers and retired people of the neighborhood had their eye on every kid and every…

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John M Dabbs
John M Dabbs

Written by John M Dabbs

Journalist, consultant, and author with a love for travel and exploration. See more at my neglected website JohnMDabbs. Author 979-8834744412

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