Generation

[tarcoleo 119]

Generation

My Dad and I met mostly in the “here and nowâ€. I didn’t

know the man before I was born, in his younger days. Dad,

when I knew him, talked mostly about events from his past.

My future, unknown, yet to be discovered, could not be discussed

in any depth, only speculated. But it was mine, to be shaped

by me, and was of great interest--mostly to me. In comparison

to my father’s past, all I could offer was a little grist for a gruel

of passions we shared.

So now I am dealing with the same hiatus, but on the

other end. There’s not much I can offer constructively

to my children and grandchildren that is seen as useful, much

less interesting. My dated references and limited knowledge of the

contemporary are two reasons for the gap. Not to be unhappy--

I have now gone back to being a student and the business of

learning-- still with the hope of occasionally contributing to the

lesson. Its a big classroom.

[AMC RULES 36,954]

Deep kimchi right there, but I think I'm reading that you are truly blessed to be where you are right now...

in the "here and now."

[Steve B. 30]

I agree that classroom is quite big... and the lessons unending.

I have read that you are at 30 who your father was when you were 10. I seem to channel my father more and more.