Several years ago, NBC news anchor, Tom Brokaw, wrote a book about those who served their country in World War 2. He called them the Greatest Generation. It was a time where self-sacrifice ruled the day. Many gave of their possessions, their time, and even their lives for their fellow countrymen and for the greater good of others.
However, they failed in one way and in a significant way. They failed to pass along their values to their children. You know. The children who have never grown up. These perpetual babies, or the Baby Boomers as they are appropriately called, have gone from infancy to their retirement years continuing to cry out "mine mine mine"! They are like the seagulls in the movie, Finding Nemo. Only wanting more.
This lost generation gave us such wonderful gifts as free love in the 60's, rampant drug abuse, disrespect for authority, and a "if it feels good, do it" attitude. We are left with ills in our society from which we may never recover. As if giving them anything they cry out for is not enough, they only cry out for more. But what more is there to give, we ask? We have given you all we have. "Yes", they say, "but we want what you and your children will have tomorrow and we want it now!" Anything for you, Baby Boomers. Anything you want. When you are gone, we will still be giving and giving in the form of debt payments exceeding trillions and trillions of dollars. Money that you spend, but do not have. But that won't be the only way we will remember you. Every time we treat someone for drug abuse, a family splits in divorce, and another child is aborted, we will think of you.
History will surely show, if we will still have a history, that this generation, the Me and Mine generation, is surely the Worst Generation of them all.
