generations
photo taken June of '61
Looking at my life, I see the effects of two generations, those of my grandparents and my parents. My grandparents were of the noble generation...born in poverty, hardships throughout adolscence. They were of the generation of great men and women that built everything up from the bottom. They also married and bore children in record amounts, giving way to the babyboomers, my parents' generation.
whereas the generation of my grandparents' had nothing and worked towards everything, the majority of this new generation was born on the cusps of the new-found security of their parents. There wasn's as much "want" as there was "having".
In my life, there has always been in a struggle in the effect of these generations on me. One is telling me not to value the other, the other is telling me the one is stubborn and not to listen to them.
right now i am in a place where i am trying to decide what *i* value...i don't want to become a part of this even-more spoiled and sheltered generation that i am seeing myself getting more and more comfortable. my grandparents' worked hard to give themselves a good name and provide for my parents...my parents worked to give to me while my grandparents are giving at the same time in equal or larger amounts...either i am going to have to give back in mass quantities or do something about it.
damn you tom brokaw and your book.
xoxoxoxox
adrienne