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• Then another century came.

  Time passed, and a new era began.
• the poem: 'reflects on the resourcefulness and resilience of people from a previous generation. Despite various challenges, they managed to live fulfilling lives and care for their families, but with the passage of time, their names and stories have been forgotten.'
• In modern times, people like the speaker have forgotten the names of these hardworking and resourceful individuals from the past.
• People from the previous generation

  • Even the shorter people could reach high shelves
  • The thinner ones could catch and cook fast animals
  • They believed in traditional remedies, like sweating out a cold
  • They had an innate ability to wake up on time without needing an alarm
• Some children they raised weren't their own, and some parents didn't have recorded birthdates, hinting at a lack of formal documentation or record-keeping.
• They hid their money in mattresses


  Trusting that keeping it close while they slept would help them make important decisions
• They preferred saying "goodnight"


  Instead of "goodbye" to imply a temporary parting
• They unplugged the TV during rain to protect it from lightning
• Poem by 


  Jericho Brown.