I was six years old that warm summer day in 1952 when I saw it coming down the dirt road in our little farming community in Israel. It stopped close by and our village doctor hollered in Hebrew, You want a ride? Oh, Yes! I said excitedly. He motioned for me to open the back door and to get in. Not knowing what to expect, I slid into the vehicle, huddled on the floorboard and held on to the seat. The car traveled no more than two or three blocks when the doctor arrived at his house and it was time to get out. I was amazed by the experience. Living in that small community since I was born, I had never ridden in a car before. The doctor was more prosperous than most people in the area. Thus, he had a car. It was a black, four-door sedan. To me, it might as well have been a Rolls Royce. I was used to seeing old tractors in the fields, but this was a REAL car and I got to ride in one for the very first time. What an amazing moment of wonder. It made such an impression on me that I can recall it now, over 50 years later, as if it happened a moment ago. I can also recall the first time I saw an airplane. It wasnt long after I had my first car ride. I was with my parents in a nearby city when a military convoy came through town. I had heard about airplanes, but had never actually seen one. Although we didnt feel underprivileged, compared to the Western World, we didnt have much in my childhood. There were no picture books of airplanes. There was no television in Israel in the ...
Keywords: Automobile, doctor, car, airplane, ship, train, picture books, television, Israel, France, Paris, Mediterranean Sea, Jerusalem, captain, machine, moment of wonder, amazing, flying, gigantic, English Channel, Statue of Liberty, New York, bike, opportunity, eternal memory #115 Moments of Wonder - Boaz Power TV Tube. Duration : 7.58 Mins.
I was six years old that warm summer day in 1952 when I saw it coming down the dirt road in our little farming community in Israel. It stopped close by and our village doctor hollered in Hebrew, You want a ride? Oh, Yes! I said excitedly. He motioned for me to open the back door and to get in. Not knowing what to expect, I slid into the vehicle, huddled on the floorboard and held on to the seat. The car traveled no more than two or three blocks when the doctor arrived at his house and it was time to get out. I was amazed by the experience. Living in that small community since I was born, I had never ridden in a car before. The doctor was more prosperous than most people in the area. Thus, he had a car. It was a black, four-door sedan. To me, it might as well have been a Rolls Royce. I was used to seeing old tractors in the fields, but this was a REAL car and I got to ride in one for the very first time. What an amazing moment of wonder. It made such an impression on me that I can recall it now, over 50 years later, as if it happened a moment ago. I can also recall the first time I saw an airplane. It wasnt long after I had my first car ride. I was with my parents in a nearby city when a military convoy came through town. I had heard about airplanes, but had never actually seen one. Although we didnt feel underprivileged, compared to the Western World, we didnt have much in my childhood. There were no picture books of airplanes. There was no television in Israel in the ...
Keywords: Automobile, doctor, car, airplane, ship, train, picture books, television, Israel, France, Paris, Mediterranean Sea, Jerusalem, captain, machine, moment of wonder, amazing, flying, gigantic, English Channel, Statue of Liberty, New York, bike, opportunity, eternal memory
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