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Author
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Submitted by Barbara Rolfe, Boise,
Idaho
OLD
PERSON PRIDE
I’m
passing this on as I did not want
to be the only old person receiving it. Actually, it’s not a bad thing
to be
called, as you will see.
Old
People are easy to spot at sporting
events; during the playing of the National Anthem. Old People remove
their caps
and stand at attention and sing without embarrassment.
They know the words and believe in them.
Old
People remember World War II,
Pearl Harbor , Guadalcanal
, Normandy
and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War,
the Jet
Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peacekeeping
Missions from
1945 to 2005, not to mention Vietnam
.
If
you bump into an Old Person on the
sidewalk he will apologize. If you pass an Old Person on the street, he
will
nod or tip his cap to a lady. Old People trust strangers and are
courtly to
women.
Old
People hold the door for the next
person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside
for
protection.
Old
People get embarrassed if someone
curses in front of women and children and they don’t like any filth or
dirty
language on TV or in movies.
Old
People have moral courage and
personal integrity. They seldom brag unless it’s about their children
or
grandchildren.
It’s
the Old People who know our great
country is protected, not by politicians, but by the young men and
women in the
military serving their country.
This
country needs Old People with
their work ethic, sense of responsibility, pride in their country and
decent
values.
We
need them now more than ever.
Thank
God for Old People
Pass
this on to all of the “Old
People” you know.
I
was taught to respect my elders. It’s
just getting harder to find them.
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