http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2009/11/23/kids-elderly-and-why-we-have-it-backwards the home of Nathan Colquhoun Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:37:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2009/11/23/kids-elderly-and-why-we-have-it-backwards#comment-2878 Laura Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:51:46 +0000 http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/?p=2352#comment-2878 Good thoughts. I agree. I love when I see an older person who loves their life... when their family makes them a priority and respects all they have invested and accomplished. This sounds morbid but when you see a whole family by someones deathbed there is something really beautiful about it. We rarely give them the time to share but so much wisdom can come with age. I guess it goes along with our value of "production" because that seems to decline with age... as does respect. Good thoughts. I agree. I love when I see an older person who loves their life… when their family makes them a priority and respects all they have invested and accomplished. This sounds morbid but when you see a whole family by someones deathbed there is something really beautiful about it. We rarely give them the time to share but so much wisdom can come with age. I guess it goes along with our value of “production” because that seems to decline with age… as does respect.

]]> http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/2009/11/23/kids-elderly-and-why-we-have-it-backwards#comment-2877 Al Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:46:31 +0000 http://www.nathancolquhoun.com/?p=2352#comment-2877 I've always wondered about my generation. When i was a kid, you learned to respect your elders. Now that I think I'm old enough to deserve a bit of that respect, I see that I have to cater to the whims of youth. I realize that is a bit of a generalization, but somewhere things got turned around. Even tho' I'm whining a bit about it, I learned the value of honoring and serving, and I'm not sure how kids are going to survive when they aren't the center of attention anymore. Thanks for helping us refocus. I’ve always wondered about my generation. When i was a kid, you learned to respect your elders. Now that I think I’m old enough to deserve a bit of that respect, I see that I have to cater to the whims of youth. I realize that is a bit of a generalization, but somewhere things got turned around.
Even tho’ I’m whining a bit about it, I learned the value of honoring and serving, and I’m not sure how kids are going to survive when they aren’t the center of attention anymore.
Thanks for helping us refocus.

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