Where Does It Say This is Easy?
I watch people. We all do. But I watch people and think, how are they coping with all of THIS? There is so much happening, so fast. And its not slowing down any time soon as far as I can see or the man on the TV can see. And for me, its overwhelming. Lots of things seem overwhelming. Is that a being 50 thing? Or is it getting crazy out there? So, the thing of it is, I worry about the kids. I watch them work so hard in school. And they seem to hate it. Its a means to an end for them. And I see less and less of them going on to college. I guess I should back up a bit. Really, the kids I am thinking about are my own. Not that for one minute, are they anyone's but their own persons. And that's the thing. They are strong individualists faced with a society in flux. The generation of Eisenhower acheivers gave way to the years I grew up in- the freedom years. Those were years where a strong middle class enabled a whole generation of white kids to do just about anything they set their...