Old fashioned…

My family is tolerant that I’m old fashioned.  At least I think their patience is sincere.  My grandson is fifteen.  He tries his best when he’s with his grandpa.  After inquiring about school, lacrosse, and his 3D printing projects, I run out of things to talk about.  He’s patient with the silence knowing at some point I’ll let him off the hook and say, “Go have some fun!” 

My granddaughter is twenty-nine.  She’s a bit less patient when I ask about her interests; favorite music; social media preferences.  She’s polite for sure but somewhat dismissive.  I know I have a different perspective from them when it comes to things; especially modern technology:

I suppose I was that way with my parents and grandmothers when I was younger.  I certainly hope I was polite and patient.  Turns out, I wish I had asked them more about their life experiences.  The beginning of the twentieth century was a fascinating time.  I wonder how they adjusted to the advent of the refrigerator; radio; TV; the rotary dial telephone; etc. I’m curious about the daily creature comforts of their era. 

In the year of our Lord 2025, science and technology play a huge role in our daily lives, true?  More so than merely killing spiders.  Even so, I believe there are some truisms that span generations.  That’s why our favorite Unknown Sage remains so popular: 

 Short's Quotations 

·         Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

·         The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky.

·         Nature abhors a hero. For one thing, he violates the law of conservation of energy. For another, how can it be the survival of the fittest when the fittest keeps putting himself in situations where he is most likely to be creamed?

·         A little ignorance can go a long way.

·         Learn to be sincere. Even if you have to fake it.

·         There is no such thing as an absolute truth -- that is absolutely true.

Well, call me old fashioned but these quotations remain relevant.  I mean even my grandchildren know how to fake sincerity when they’re stuck listening to me. 

GAP 

When life gets tough we could get a helmet… or… we could leverage the peace and share the power of a positive perspective.