“In the 1950s kids lost their innocence.
“They were liberated from their parents by well-paying jobs, cars, and lyrics in music that gave rise to a new term —the generation gap.
“In the 1960s, kids lost their authority.
“It was a decade of protest—church, state, and parents were all called into question and found wanting. Their authority was rejected, yet nothing ever replaced it.
“In the 1970s, kids lost their love. It was the decade of me-ism dominated by hyphenated words beginning with self. Continue reading “Injecting Meaning into Life”