10.09.2024
Who doesn't enjoy fresh flowers rising, the first green of spring, and who doesn't find young children simply adorable and young people attractive? Visually speaking, youth always wins. And yes, we can learn a lot from young people and children. They are still fresh, have lots of energy and new ideas, are more open-minded, braver and more open. But as Oscar Wilde once said: ‘I am not young enough to know everything.’ So age also has its attractive sides and advantages. But I'm not talking about the dubious beauty of leafy roses and old castle ruins.
On the other hand, we love the courage of naivety, the freshness of the unprecedented, the directness of non-political and non-strategic thinking and speaking. New ideas don't come from old hands, and only those who don't yet know that it can't be done are prepared to try something out and innovate. New things are usually created by young people.
As we are the ones who educate and train the young, we could also ask ourselves: What do we give these young people? What do we want them to embody at the zenith of their lives; and most importantly, what are we willing to learn and adopt from them so that we don't lose our usefulness so quickly? Download Article on Rise, bloom and fade
