SENIORS, A TALK TO YOUNGINS
By Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.
“Hey Pap," What was
your favorite fast
food when you were
growing up?" "We
didn't have fast
food when I was
growing up, All the
food was slow."
"Come on now, where
did you eat?" "It
was a place called
'at home,'" Grandma
cooked every day and
when Grandpa got
home from work, we
sat down together at
the dining room
table, and if I
didn't like what she
put on my plate I
was allowed to sit
there until I
learned to like it”.
Some parents never
owned their own
house, wore Levis,
set foot on a golf
course, traveled out
of the country or
had a credit card.
My parents never
drove me to soccer
practice. This was
mostly because we
never had heard of
soccer or even
little league
baseball. I had a
bicycle that weighed
probably 50 pounds,
and only had one
speed, (slow).
We didn't have a
television in our
house until I was
11, it was black and
white. I was 13
before I tasted my
first pizza, it was
called "pizza pie."
We didn't have a car
until I was 15.
Before that, the
only car in our
family was my
grandfather's Ford.
He called it a
"machine."
I never had a
telephone in my
room. The only phone
in the house was in
the living room and
it was on a party
line. So, we had to
wait our turn to use
it. Never had a
computer until ten
years ago either.
Pizzas were not
delivered to our
home. But milk was.
All newspapers were
delivered by boys
and all boys
delivered
newspapers. It cost
five cents a paper.
Movie stars kissed
with their mouths
shut. At least, they
did in the movies.
Touching someone
else's tongue with
yours was called
French kissing and
they didn't do that
in movies. I don't
know what they did
in French movies.
If you grew up in a
generation before
there was fast food,
you may want to
share some of these
memories with your
children or
grandchildren. Just
don't blame me if
they bust a gut
laughing.
Growing up isn't
what it used to be,
is it?
Plainly, don’t get
short changed. Let’s
be ready to meet our
Maker. The Bible (in
Acts) teaches that
to avoid hell and
gain heaven - one
must:
1) Believe In Jesus
As Savior (16:31) 2)
Repent Of Sins
(17:30)
3) Confess Christ
Audibly (8:37) 4) Be
Baptized In Water
(2:38)
5) Live A Christian
Life (14:22) 6) Be
Active In the Church
(2:47)
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