Now

I have two loving Myees.

• My grand daughter and I are both August born.
• We celebrate our birthdays together.
• She is attending 2nd Grade.
• She won the “Super Reader ” award.
• She also completed Level 1 for Swimming.
  
• Four years ago, I came back from a medical checkup. She phoned, “Grandpa, who’s your doctor? Don’t worry. I’ll take care of you.”

• My grand son is 4+ years old.
• He can dribble a basketball for thirty seconds (or more) and shoot at the basket
• He can ride a tricycle, climb chutes at the play ground, sing (even some songs that he was not taught explicitly), dance, and ask questions (e.g. Who bought the house? car?).
• He is attending pre-school.

• Both can use and play with smart phones. They can take photos.
• The same can be said of most kids in the Age of Internet and Social Media.

Then

• In our younger days, we had “Chalk and Talk” but no TV, Computers, Internet and Social Media.
• We had parents and teachers who loved and groomed us.
• Everyday was “Father’s Day” and “Mother’s Day”.
• We had reasonably good education for fifteen kyats per month.
• The teachers taught their best.
• We had no need for private tuition.
• There were excellent libraries.
• We could buy text books and references at reasonable prices.
• We could buy or borrow magazines, journals, cartoons. and comics.

• In those days, people understand and appreciate Civics, Ethics, Knowledge and Experience Sharing, Metta (Loving kindness), Karuna (Compassion), Mudita (Altruistic joy) and Uppekkha (Equanimity).