Young-and-Foolish

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

In past history, tribes of people always elected the oldest member to lead them. Why? Because the elders had more experience than the younger members and so they kept the tribe from making errors that would hurt themselves and the tribe.

Here in the U.S. we just allowed college students with little experience in the world to elect a young inexperienced man to lead our country for four years. That is a sure way of changing our culture for the near future by lowering the standard of living that was provided by their parents and grandparents. They have bought the shinny car with the big oil leak and parked it in their driveway and don't even realize what they have done yet.

I once saw a movie about a young girl who was having a sixteenth birthday party. She wanted to wear a gown with a low back and front. Her mother said, “No, it looks bad on you”. But the girl began to cry and said, “Are going to be mean and nasty and make me take it off or are you going to be sweet and nice and let me wear it?”. The mother looked at her and said, “I am going to be mean and nasty and let you wear it”. The girl was confused by that statement but kept the gown on.

When her guests arrived she came down the stairs in her ill fitting gown and was immediately met with sounds of laughter. She then realized how foolish she was and ran back to her room crying. Her mother, being much wiser, had tried to warn her of what would happen but she would not listen.

A wise person will listen to those who are more experienced, a foolish one will suffer the consequences. I worry about my children and grandchildern who have not lived through hard times.

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