It's truly amazing how our dadiji and dadaji (grandparents for everyone English) never needed any fairness cream to "get that glowing skin"; they lived past 80 and 90 with a glowing clean-and-clear complexion. Can't but imagine, growing up midst rulers who had a "white skin", and yet, not getting carried away by the lure of it. Substance. No radio. No TV. Computers were virtually unheard of. Internet, what was that? No mobile phones and social networks. Yet, they remained in touch via the humble red letter box. Clear eye-sight, tooth intact, no need for a diet-based program, even past prime. We survive on artificial life-support systems; they nurtured a value-based family support system. We hear of three weddings and one daughter's funeral; they celebrated Golden Jubilees of togetherness. So, while we measure life in terms of expectancy and showcase it as a tech advancement, they simply lived it all in terms of a lifetime. No frills. No Jazz. Bole toh, baaton ke pakke aur langoti ke sacche!