A very wise man once said, "the children of today are going to the dogs," or something to that effect. What he was saying is the same thing that people have been saying for centuries.
Every generation has concerns for the next generation. They don’t think the same way, they don’t have the same values, and they don’t even talk the same language. Yes, it is true that as each generation comes into their own, new thoughts and behaviors come with them. Is this disturbing. Yes. Because the older you are the older you see the world.
As we approach a new year, the children of yesterday will be the leaders of tomorrow. And, believe it or not, they will be good leaders if they take the time to learn from everything and everyone.
What the wise old man really said was, "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers."
Who was the wise old man?
Socrates (469–399 B.C.)
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