It was the Coolest Interview EVER! I remember sitting at her kitchen table, eating cookies, and a glass of ice tea. Her wrinkled hands folded over, breathing calmly with each questions I asked. Me being just a kid, I could relate to a lot of things she said, because SHE was just a kid when she remembered going throught the great depression. She would tell me about how it seemed "different", and their food they ate had to change. And that people were sad. She also told me some good memories that she and her brothers and sister would play fun games even though times were tough. Even as a kid, I was amazed to hear her story. NOW as an adult I think I would have appriciated it more hearing her stories!
But growing up through the years I have heard great stories from my own kitchen table. My grandmother at times would tell awesome stories, and she still does!! One of my favorite stories is about her step brother having a pet monkey, and that it would eat her mother's lipstick all the time.
She would tell me stories about living around farm life, about the pros-and-cons of then and now. She will tell stories of when my mother was a baby. She even tells stories of her tough times she went through.
OVERALL these stories bring together HISTORY : where we came from, why we are here now, and what will we do next.
Don't neglect listening to the older generation's stories... you will gain, understanding, knowledge, wisdom, and RESPECT... you'll start to see the BIG PICTURE.
Who are you going to interview?
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