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As a teen of the sixties, I have accepted the blame for a lot of the problems in our world today.  That's right, not just our country, but our world.  Our way of thinking was not confined to this land between the two oceans, but the other lands between those same two oceans.  The concept of what one generation could change was tremendous.

Now I want to accept the blame for all the good things to come from our era.  We were the first to "think outside the box."  That's right!  Us old folks let our imagination wander and look at all the new develops we found from agriculture to technology and all that vast fantasyland in between.  We were the generation that knew no limits and as thoughts were put into action, everything in our world started the great change.

We experimented in medicine, electronics, equipment, construction, architecture, weapons, space, and the list goes on and on.  I remember the day we first walked on the moon - and yes we all walked on the moon that day.  That was just the beginning as ideas formed and grew in the many heads that watched that walk. 

Where at one time it took weeks for a field full of workers to pick cotton, today one machine manages the task in a half a day.  Where at one time it took several workers, many months and many saws to fell the trees of the forest, a forest will disappear in only a few weeks once the work of the new machinery is set in place and put to work.  Where at one time it took a relay of messengers to get an urgent message to its destination, it now takes seconds to communicate with anyone anywhere in the world.

No, our generation did not do it all, but by golly we started the ball rolling.  We recognized the value of the imaginations of the mind and gave credence to the wild ideas that seemed impossible to achieve, but achieve we did. 

Yes, in the process jobs were abolished , people were left behind if they did not keep up, and some things were lost, but just look at what the world is capable of now.  Life is so much easier, faster, comfortable, and convenient.  As a result of all our efforts, people have more time to enjoy the good things, they don't have to work as hard, they are healthier and better fed, they are warmer in winter and cooler in summer - we sure have it made. 

If all of this is true, why does each generation dream for the "good old days"?  Why do we pine for the days of yesterday?  What are we missing?

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Belle