I think it's more complicated than that. I'm a big guy (physically, I mean) and I still remember the day I understood what that meant. I gave a friend what I thought was a playful shove, and he went flying across the room. I thought he was clowning, but no, it was a really hard shove. Being big means you go through life checking your str…
I think it's more complicated than that. I'm a big guy (physically, I mean) and I still remember the day I understood what that meant. I gave a friend what I thought was a playful shove, and he went flying across the room. I thought he was clowning, but no, it was a really hard shove. Being big means you go through life checking your strength, or you hurt people. I don't think Baby Boomers, writ large, ever learned that lesson.
Maybe we never learned it as a country, now that I think about it.
I have a knee-jerk negative reaction when any generation receives blanket condemnation even when it comes from that generation’s own members. Your response was so considered—thoughtful. I think you’re right. Thank you.
I think it's more complicated than that. I'm a big guy (physically, I mean) and I still remember the day I understood what that meant. I gave a friend what I thought was a playful shove, and he went flying across the room. I thought he was clowning, but no, it was a really hard shove. Being big means you go through life checking your strength, or you hurt people. I don't think Baby Boomers, writ large, ever learned that lesson.
Maybe we never learned it as a country, now that I think about it.
Insightful, Sherm. And an apt allegory.
I have a knee-jerk negative reaction when any generation receives blanket condemnation even when it comes from that generation’s own members. Your response was so considered—thoughtful. I think you’re right. Thank you.