The Good Old Days

When used as an expression, "The Good Old Days" are words as timeless as time itself. We've all heard these words, and, indeed, most of us have used these words, but what, exactly, do these words mean? Experience suggests a simple answer: It all depends on your point of view. In my case first awareness of the Good Old Days occurred during childhood, in particular those times while sitting in awe alongside Granddaddy as he spoke of a magic era long before my life began. At these moments his rocking chair slowed, and a misty sheen clouded his hazel blue eyes. As ecstasy filled his being, sadness filled mine because I'd missed it all.