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Posted 12/07/2012 6:50 pm
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This is wisdom, Ed, in its purist form. I got in the game a bit later in life, but I'm happy for you and glad you are secure in retirement. Perhaps I should've made my point a bit differently = the so called Baby Boomers that have not sought out or absorbed the stories of their elders that lived through those hellish times will be among the first to languish when the economy tanks. I find it difficult to be sympathetic for those that refuse to learn the lessons of history.
This is wisdom, Ed, in its purist form. I got in the game a bit later in life, but I'm happy for you and glad you are secure in retirement. Perhaps I should've made my point a bit differently = the so called Baby Boomers that have not sought out or absorbed the stories of their elders that lived through those hellish times will be among the first to languish when the economy tanks. I find it difficult to be sympathetic for those that refuse to learn the lessons of history.
I wasn't trying to pick nits, CP, just saying that any generation has many differences as well as similarities among its members.
I fully agree that older folks who have "been there and done that" are a great source of living wisdom. I think often about my Gram. She was an absolutely wonderful woman whom I adored. She was not well educated but she was incredibly wise in the ways of the world. I could (and often did) listen to her talk about "the old days" all day long... and be much the richer for it.
