colin - please do not speak for all the elderly. my grandparents did a better job at educating me than my parents did. i worked in a convalescent home when i was younger. the elderly lived history. they have a lot to offer. as with any other lot there are the few who spoil it for the others.
respectfully, heather At 06:09 PM 1/18/02 +0000, colin wrote: >this sounds so lovely and sentimental but in reality it is just >sentimental. One >only needs to look at our world leaders and the elderly around us to know that >this is not true. >Age does not confer wisdom on any of us. I wish that it did! No it has to >worked >for and gthe mind has to be kept open for the possibilty that wisdom might >come. >Many of the mature are 'set in their ways'. >On the other hand, very young children often speak wisely beforee their heads >are filled with crap!
