Think About It

When I was a young adult, I would look at people who were forty and older wondering how they had made it that far in life! Yes, I considered them old – but I also wondered how they could be that mature and still not understand life! I was barely out of my teens and had all the answers! The older I get the more I cringe when I think about that “other self” from decades ago. Now, I wonder how I escaped being derailed by my opinions and how I avoided being punched in the nose for my cockiness! It is tempting to try to pick an era of life as the best, but thankfully God has allowed us to co-exist in a mutually beneficial society. We are at our best when we blend the zeal of youth with the caution of age. We can make a real difference by capturing the idealism of young people and the experience of maturity. We build bridges on the brawn of youth and the insight gained through the decades. When I was younger there was a lot of talk about a “generation gap”. As I look back on the dec