Times have changed so much since I was a child growing up in a small mid western town. This is especially true for today's young boys. They will be missing so many of the “simple pleasures” of a time gone by. I wish that every young boy in America could do the following.
Carry a jackknife. Go fishing with a cane pole and a tin can full of worms. Stop at a drug store for a nickel ice cream cone. Ride a bike over the rubber hose that made the bell ding at the gas station. Own a Daisy air rifle. Swim in a creek on a hot summer day. Walk home from school on a fall day listening to the dry leaves underfoot. Accept a quarter from a stranger in the woods without having to be afraid. Sleep on an ironing board between two chairs when there is overnight company. Go to a carnival with just your friends. Go trick or treating after dark without having to take your parents along. Catch fire flies and keep them in a canning jar on your bedroom dresser. Lie in bed at night and listen to a baseball game on the radio. Go to school knowing there is no one there who will hurt you. Take the prettiest girl in school to a church picnic, even if she has freckles and missing teeth. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
