Wise elders?
In the July-August Harvard Business Review, Neil Howe and William Strauss suggest that generations born after a great war or other crisis tend to “grow up as increasingly indulged children, come of age as the narcissistic young crusaders of a spiritual awakening, cultivate principles as moralistic midlifers, and emerge as wise elders.”1 So far, Baby Boomers have mastered indulgence, narcissism and moralism. But “wise elders?” This might require reframing our view of faith, fame and forever.
