generational conflict

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In my time ...

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The English Family The English Family Doctor, Doctor, Ronald Ronald GibsonGibson, began a , began a conference on conference on generational generational conflict, using conflict, using these citations: these citations:

““1- Our youth love luxury and is rude, ignores 1- Our youth love luxury and is rude, ignores authorities and has not the slightest respect authorities and has not the slightest respect for the elderly. Our children today are real for the elderly. Our children today are real tyrants. They do not become standing when an tyrants. They do not become standing when an older person enters. They respond to their older person enters. They respond to their parents and are simply bad.parents and are simply bad.

2- Since I have no hope for the 2- Since I have no hope for the future of our country if the youth of future of our country if the youth of today takes power tomorrow, today takes power tomorrow, because the youth is unbearable, because the youth is unbearable, unbridled, just horribleunbridled, just horrible. .

3- Our world came to its critical 3- Our world came to its critical point. The children no longer listen point. The children no longer listen to their parents. The end of the world to their parents. The end of the world can not be far away. can not be far away.

4- This youth is spoiled to the depths of 4- This youth is spoiled to the depths of the heart. Young people are criminals and the heart. Young people are criminals and idlers. They will never be as youth before. idlers. They will never be as youth before. The youth of today will not be able to The youth of today will not be able to maintain our culture.” maintain our culture.”

Somethings just never change After Somethings just never change After enunciating the four appointments, enunciating the four appointments, Dr. Gibson, noted how much of the Dr. Gibson, noted how much of the audience approved of each of the audience approved of each of the sentences. He waited a moment to be sentences. He waited a moment to be silenced the murmurs of the people silenced the murmurs of the people commenting on the statement and commenting on the statement and then revealed the origin of the then revealed the origin of the phrases, saying:phrases, saying:

" The first sentence is of " The first sentence is of Socrates (470-399 A. C.) Socrates (470-399 A. C.)

The second is from Hesiod (720 A.C) The second is from Hesiod (720 A.C)

The third is a priest (2000 A. C.).The third is a priest (2000 A. C.).

The fourth was written on a clay vase The fourth was written on a clay vase discovered in ruins of Babylon discovered in ruins of Babylon (modern Baghdad) and more than (modern Baghdad) and more than 4.000 years existence.4.000 years existence.

And to the amazement of the audience, And to the amazement of the audience, concluded by saying: concluded by saying:

““- Ladies and gentlemen, mothers, - Ladies and gentlemen, mothers, parents:parents:

Relax, THINGS THAT HAS ALWAYS Relax, THINGS THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WILL ALWAYS BE!”BEEN WILL ALWAYS BE!”- - Ronald GibsonRonald Gibson

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