Do you remember when…?

Do you remember when…

• drinking water came from a spigot, a well, or a spring?
   
• music came on a record album, cassette, or (gasp) an 8-Track tape?
   
• we listened to music on an AM radio, a record player, or a tape player?
   
• dad and mom ruled the household instead of the kids?
   
• the only things kids had to worry about at school were making good grades, making the team, and being liked by members of the opposite sex?
   
• virtually all kids rode to and from school on a big, yellow bus?
   
• teachers could be trusted to watch over their students and to avoid taking indecent liberties with them?
   
• Christmas gifts were real treats that were appreciated and treasured for years?
   
• you could help out a stranger in need without having to worry about being robbed, car-jacked, or worse?
   
• products marked with “Made in America” were ubiquitous, and instilled a sense of pride and quality?
   
• products marked with “Made in Japan” were rare, and instilled a sense of inferiority?
   
• products marked with “Made in China” were simply unheard of?
   
• every school day began with a reading from God’s Word and/or a prayer?
   
• every school day ended with the kids lining up to get on their respective buses?
   
• election day was treated as a celebration of our treasured freedom to pick our own leaders and an opportunity to do our civic duty?
   
• we were satisfied with the election results even if “our guy” didn’t win?
   
• our elected leaders were more concerned with doing what was best for the country than in using their position to amass a personal fortune?
   
• our men and women in uniform were greatly respected and the war effort was supported by virtually everyone we knew?
   
• the Bible was considered holy and preachers were highly respected, even by those who didn’t consider themselves Christians?

How many of these things you can remember will vary according to your age. If you can remember all of them, you were probably born in the early 1960′s or before. If not, I can tell you from personal experience that things were pretty good “way back then”.