The Blame Game

Recently while having a conversation with a close friend who is a lot older than me, we got on the subject of the different generations. I feel so many older people "blame" the younger generations for the problems of today. An old saying says, "The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree". In other words, younger generations have to learn and get guidance from the generation before. The "blame" game is one of the main reasons why we can't clean up the problems of today. Cliche or not, "It takes a village to raise a child!" We all have to take responsibility for today and change it, in order for all of us to be a success in the future. We have allowed our own rationale to distort the truth about our openness of problems. Today's trouble are nothing new. Just now we have become desensitized to what's right and what's wrong. We believe that we can not make a difference or that people are not listening. We can not expect future generations to automatically fix tomorrow if we do not teach them how today. My theory is today's madness is a result of the "Baby Boomers" rebellion against their societal conditions of poverty, racism, and inequality that has put us on a path of destruction. Much like today with people "Blacks" feeling they have a "right" because our President is Black. As we continue to put blame on one another, sooner or later we will this game and will have failed generations to come.