Fifty years ago
You might be born in a village in a far away land
where monkeys were jumping from tree to tree
long boat was a common sight in the river then

Forty five years ago
You might be contented with the simplest gift
whoever that might have given you as a present
with a young heart who was always willing to give

Forty years ago
You might not be playing computer games
as what the kids used to do nowadays
but delighted to swim in your small stream dam

Thirty five years ago
You might know how to make a request
to the radio station for your favorite songs
but that did not mean you were stylish
when you walked around the town in your tongs

Thirty years ago
You might be a young man with a charming face
who was ever ready for an adventure and never
felt that any task given to you was a dash

Twenty five years ago
You might be thinking of your big ambition
wanting to be someone of great worth
hence it led to your far away migration

Twenty years ago
You might have married to a beautiful gal
or even have a baby or two and a steady
job that might lead you to your goal

Fifteen years ago
You might have desired that the night feeding
of the babies be over as soon as possible
so that you could enjoy a good night of sleeping

Ten years ago
You might be having a very comfortable life
with the children soon to be in their teens
and every investment did not seem to dive

Five years ago
You might had slow down a bit in your pace
with grey hair starting to grow out of your head
you might wonder when were you going to end the race

But did you ever realize
You have come a long way to your present day
with happiness, hurts, sorrow, regrets, failure and success
for you to sort out what life is meant to you over there!