Patience: The little things are faster butthe big things don't change much. Technology does not speed up raising a child, preparing for retirement, learning a language, understanding what my life's about.
"Most of what passes for 'wisdom' is merely knowledge" - Perhaps. But I'd also suggest that many young people wouldn't know wisdom if it bit them on the ass. And no, wisdom can't be "googled".
Faith: No I don't mean trust. And I don't mean religion.
Financial maturity: I'm not saying that old people are "necessarily" anything. But people that have learned to manage their affairs through many decades may have learned something useful. I'm just saying.
Honesty: Personal surveillance? WTF? I'm not talking about stealing candy bars from the corner store. I'm talking about living long enough that you're comfortable being real with the world.
Thrift/self: "There's less and less need for this" Oh really?
Perservance / wit: I do respect and admire the perserverance of someone who's ploughed through four years of graduate school. I have tons of respect for someone who's been on the line for their family/colleagues/whatever for 50 or 60. I find young people often mistake being clever for wit.
"Most of what passes for 'wisdom' is merely knowledge" - Perhaps. But I'd also suggest that many young people wouldn't know wisdom if it bit them on the ass. And no, wisdom can't be "googled".
Faith: No I don't mean trust. And I don't mean religion.
Financial maturity: I'm not saying that old people are "necessarily" anything. But people that have learned to manage their affairs through many decades may have learned something useful. I'm just saying.
Honesty: Personal surveillance? WTF? I'm not talking about stealing candy bars from the corner store. I'm talking about living long enough that you're comfortable being real with the world.
Thrift/self: "There's less and less need for this" Oh really?
Perservance / wit: I do respect and admire the perserverance of someone who's ploughed through four years of graduate school. I have tons of respect for someone who's been on the line for their family/colleagues/whatever for 50 or 60. I find young people often mistake being clever for wit.