I am a Baby Boomer . . . and proud of it. I have survived all these years and hopefully have gained some wisdom along with the way. Being a "BB" I have had the opportunity to co-habitate with the three generations following mine. The Baby Boomers, (1946-1964) made way for "Generation X", (1965-1980) who then handed the reins over to the "Millennials", (1981-1996) who have managed to stop looking at their cell phones long enough to produce "Generation Z", (1997-present day). Only God knows what will evolve from that generation but I sure hope it gets better rather than worse.
These broad categories of a whole groups of people really doesn't do justice to the people born during those particular periods of time. I don't think a 1946 Baby Boomer is the same as a person born in 1964. It was the boomers of the 40's who made the 60's what they were. (And if you can remember the 60's then you probably weren't there.) I think we need to break down these 20 year generational groupings into sub-categories. I have no idea how to break down the Baby Boomers and it probably wouldn't matter now any way because half of us can't remember what we had for breakfast never mind our joyful youth. If we had anything to contribute to society it has been pretty much been done and all we are now interested in is retiring to Florida and getting to dinner in time for the Early Bird Special so we can be asleep by eight.
Generation X on the other hand is the group who are the movers and the shakers in our world right now. They are the forty somethings who have had enough life experience to know what they do and do not want to accomplish and they are fully vested in reaching their goals. There is a segment of this generation that I think needs to be singled out. I would like to call the "GGG" or the GENTLE GIANT GENERATION.
This generation includes my two son's, my daughter, my son-in-law and my daughter-in-law.
These wonderful people are the smartest, kindest, most accomplished group of human beings that I have ever known. There is not a mean bone in any of them. They share their lives with those less fortunate than themselves, they are in tune with the feelings of the people around them and they are the most patient and loving parents imaginable. Each of them excels at their chosen professions yet manages to keep their family as their main focus in life. As a result the GGG is producing some pretty awesome children who hopefully will follow in their parents footsteps and keep the same values in life. And they are not alone. My three VERY best friends all have children who definitely fall into the GGG category. They all continue amaze and delight their parents with what they are capable of doing and being.
Of course each generation thinks it is the best and can not believe the world will be continue to exist if it is being run by these "kids" who growing up after us. No one could possibly be as smart as we are especially when the youngsters never listen to the "wonderful" advice we are so willing to impart.
My parents thought my generation was going to be the down fall of man kind, (especially when most of us were high on pot or worse while partying at Woodstock). I guess they had valid concerns but in spite of our short comings here we are at 2020 and the world is still here.
Kudos to my fantastic family and their friends. Keep up the GREAT work you are doing in shaping the world and the future generations and don't despair when you are over worked, under paid, under appreciated and exhausted. Speaking from experience "This too shall pass" and all to soon you will find yourselves sitting on the beach in God's Waiting Room, (Florida), sipping your rum and coke and wondering what will become of the world as you look around at the kids growing up around you.
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