Be Useful to Old and Young People
One thing I have learned in life:
Be useful to those that are older and younger than you.
Why?
Because there is always something only you know that either group do not.
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An older person will not know how younger people think. Here you are the “young person”.
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A younger person will not know how an older person thinks, which you will be the “old person” in this situation.
Why is this important? I have found I how the perspective of time changes a person, especially when everyone is in the present.
Another: you learn to teach people with different perspectives your view.
By teaching, you learn as well. Conversely, there will be learning opportunities for you as well.
When you are young, you need older people to help understand the world they built. When you are older, younger people need help understanding the world that you built.
I believe this is one of those “circle of life” situations, you get what you give.