thoughts on the news of the day: generations

hmmm…..

            The internet has an article today on 22 year olds who have made over one million dollars establishing their own companies.  It lists kids who are still in college – or left college to try their luck at their own business.  Their youth seems to be their only common denominator.

            I have three friends who are dealing with aged parents who are at the end of their lives.  All of the parents are in their 90’s, have lived long full lives and are going peacefully and with dignity. 

            Age is a curious thing.  Seems like no matter what age we are, we wish we were somewhere else.  Younger kids wish they had the perks that go with age – freedom, rights, money and establishment.  Older folks wish they had the energy, the potential and the health that goes with youth. 

            But no matter what age we are, ageing is a matter of attitude.  Thinking young can keep you young.  I remember hearing older folks complain about “the younger generation” when I was the younger generation.  I thought, “They just don’t understand” and “They are out of touch.”  Now I am that older generation and I am tempted to participate in conversations that bash the young folks of today.

            Today I am going to commit to stopping the youth bashing.  I am going to be completely open to the music, the fashion, the habits and the trends of our youth.  It’s not that I want to re-live my youth, I want to enable youth to live theirs.

            After all, in what will seem like a short while, they will be their own “older generation.”  It happens so fast.

            hmmm…..