We Still Need You
We went to the store today and an older lady stopped to talk to us. I could tell that while she was talking to me and about my baby, she was thinking back to maybe her daughter. I asked her if she has ever had any kids and she said “yes, a daughter and I did her hair the same way. Oh the memories this brings back!” We finished up and on my way home it got me thinking. Through the course of my thoughts process I landed here:
Why does the older generation often times not take the time to pour into us younger generation? It’s biblical!! Is it because we are closed off to them? Is it cuz we don’t want to know what they think? Or is it out of fear, on both sides? I have heard the different reasons from both sides. I am only going to speak for me, cuz I can’t speak for anyone else in my generation, but as someone who hasn’t figured most things out, I would love to be guided, mentored, taught, and share in your wisdom. You have so much to offer us. I know that we can come off as stubborn, know-it-all’s, “you just don’t get it” type but we really don’t know as much as we think we do!! There is so many things that my generation has that you have never even experienced, and even more so for the teens and preteens that are coming up, but don’t let that scare you, please. You have lived so much more life than we have, you have more miles in relationships, in love, in hurts, in losses, in growing, in struggles, in finances, in forgiveness, and in life.... all of that wisdom was not meant to be for just you to savor, but to be shared and imparted to the next generation. I don’t even know how to sew!!! And I know, we, my generation have to get our act together to be able to receive it, so come on guys!! It goes two ways!
Find someone who you can pour into, who will listen, who you can love. And make it someone who isn’t family, grow your circle, reach out, and don’t check out yet!!! Your time to make a difference doesn’t end until your done breathing. We need you, more than we realize. And that goes for my generation. Look for someone who can mentor you and then find a teen or someone who isn’t as far along as you and mentor them. We can’t do this life alone, we need each other.
Why does the older generation often times not take the time to pour into us younger generation? It’s biblical!! Is it because we are closed off to them? Is it cuz we don’t want to know what they think? Or is it out of fear, on both sides? I have heard the different reasons from both sides. I am only going to speak for me, cuz I can’t speak for anyone else in my generation, but as someone who hasn’t figured most things out, I would love to be guided, mentored, taught, and share in your wisdom. You have so much to offer us. I know that we can come off as stubborn, know-it-all’s, “you just don’t get it” type but we really don’t know as much as we think we do!! There is so many things that my generation has that you have never even experienced, and even more so for the teens and preteens that are coming up, but don’t let that scare you, please. You have lived so much more life than we have, you have more miles in relationships, in love, in hurts, in losses, in growing, in struggles, in finances, in forgiveness, and in life.... all of that wisdom was not meant to be for just you to savor, but to be shared and imparted to the next generation. I don’t even know how to sew!!! And I know, we, my generation have to get our act together to be able to receive it, so come on guys!! It goes two ways!
Find someone who you can pour into, who will listen, who you can love. And make it someone who isn’t family, grow your circle, reach out, and don’t check out yet!!! Your time to make a difference doesn’t end until your done breathing. We need you, more than we realize. And that goes for my generation. Look for someone who can mentor you and then find a teen or someone who isn’t as far along as you and mentor them. We can’t do this life alone, we need each other.
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