When we were using our hearts more than our brains

Got an interesting forward (from Vikas Jha, blog writer's friend ....Got nostalgic!!! am sure you can relate to many of them, as I sure did!!!!

When gulli-danda and kanche (marbles) were more popular than cricket ...
When we always had friends to play aais-paais (I Spy), chhepan-chhepai and pitthoo anytime ...
When we desperately waited for 'yeh jo hai jindagi'..
When chitrahaar, vikram-baitaal, dada daadi ki kahaniyaan were sofulfilling ...
When there was just one tv in every five houses and When bisleris werenot sold in the trains and we were worrying if papas will get back intothe train in time or not when they were getting down at stations to fillup the water bottle ...
When we were going to bed by 9.00pm sharp except for the 'yeh jo haijindagi' day ...
When Holis & Diwalis meant mostly hand-made pakwaans and sweets and momsseeking our help while preparing them...
When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummys and papas whileslapping/beating us ...
When we were exchanging comics and stamps and chacha-chaudaris andbillus were our heroes ...
When we were in nanihaals every summer and loved flying kites andplucking and eating unripe mangoes and leechis ...
When one movie every Sunday evening on television was more than askedfor and 'ek do teen chaar' and 'Rajni' inspired us ...When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees ...
When left over pages of the last years notebooks were used for roughwork or even fair work ...
When 'chelpark' and 'natraaj' were encouraged against 'reynolds andfamily' ...
When the first rain meant getting drenched and playing in water and mudand making 'kaagaj ki kishtis' ...
When there were no phones to tell friends that we will be at their homesat six in the evening ...
When our parents always had 15 paise blue colored 'antardesis' and 5paise machli wale stamps at home...When we remembered tens of jokes and were not finding 'ice-cream andpapa' type jokes foolish enough to stop us from laughing ...
When we were not seeing patakhes on Diwalis and gulaals on Holis as airand noise polluting or allergic agents ...
the list can be endless ...

On the serious note I would like to summarise with ...

When we were using our hearts more than our brains, even for scientifically brainy activities like 'thinking' and 'deciding' ...
When we were crying and laughing more often, more openly and moresincerily ...
When we were enjoying our present more than worrying about our future...
When being emotional was not synonymous to being weak...
When sharing worries and happinesses didnt mean getting vulnerable tothe listener ...
When blacks and whites were the favourite colors instead of greys ...
When journeys also were important and not just the destinations ...
When life was a passenger's sleeper giving enough time and opportunityto enjoy the sceneries from its open and transparent glass windowsinstead of some superfast's second ac with its curtained, closed anddark windows ...

I really miss .. do u?