History is wasted on the young. They just haven't experienced enough of life to appreciate its meaning. Be patient with them ... they'll learn soon enough. Yes, they'll cast some goofy votes until they "grow up", they'll think they have all the answers, they'll think they know what life is about, but eventually they will grow up. At least most of them do.

That is one of the reasons I've committed so much of my time to Scouting - both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. My goal is to expose the boys and girls to as many experiences as possible and to provide them with a good moral base to start out with. The Scout Law says it all - "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent." Experience, trial, failure, success - its all a key part of growing up.

I've often said that the miracle of children is that they are the closest thing we have to immortality. That is the amazing thing about being a parent. They - all of them - are our future!

--- Ha, I wrote this before seeeing ScoutMan's post. How fitting.