I was vacuuming the other day and the onboard light shined so that I might see some dust in the corner that I may have otherwise missed. I smiled and thought back to a time when headlights on vacuum cleaners were a new feature. I asked my dad, why would you want a headlight on a vacuum cleaner, and with his quick wit and wry smile said, “So you don’t run into any other vacuum cleaners”. He is gone now, and other than some photographs, I have my memories of him.
Things change, people adapt to those changes. To date, many of today’s comforts have become common and even expected. When I was growing up, color television and air conditioning in the summer months were not exactly a part of our daily life. We needed coins for public telephones and our neighbors’ parents would keep an eye on us and let our parents know how we behaved.
We adapted, to what we had because we had to. This is natural healthy growth.
What hidden treasures do you remember?
Just Before…The Memory & Sensory Enhancement Guide Book
People become comfortable within their own discomfort. 