What have you felt nostalgic for recently?

Occasionally I have flashbacks and reminisce about the days when people had less fear of one another and were comfortable in their own shoes, not trying to impress the neighbors and the world with their possessions. A time when people would walk the neighborhoods acknowledging each other and actually engaging in a conversation, a time when I knew the names of all the people in the neighborhood, and beyond, when people had the time and the desire to greet each other and have a conversation, a time when backyard barbecues were common with neighbors who joined create gala festivities on a regular basis. I see people today fearing each other as well as themselves and ignoring that reality by accumulating possessions, position, titles and badges to fill the void of selflessness, only to discover that the void has no bottom. There is no relief, frustration, fear, and anger ferment to the point where an elixir is needed ameliorate the pain and suffering, the elixir is the drug of the day, legal or illegal, and life goes on, or it doesn’t. The participation and expression of the joy and passion of life have been numbd=out by an insatiable appetite for drugs, food , and TV, producing a nation of people where two thirds are overweight and unhealthy, trying aimlessly to discover self-esteem.