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(269,219 posts)I can die in peace - they are very capable
BComplex
(8,073 posts)Not planning to but one of the philosophical truths that guides me is that absolute fact - we're all going to die eventually
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)I said those exact words to my daughter and grandchildren earlier in the day.
Tikki
(14,560 posts)They are stronger and wiser than we know.
Today they are joyful.
Beyond they are full of ideas and hope.
Tikki
lunatica
(53,410 posts)with great aplomb!
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)The future is theirs, and I hope they stay involved in the process.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)We were getting stoned and dropping out! We were in the middle of the horrible Viet Nam war where young men were drafted and forced to go to war. We were disappointed and disillusioned and Nixon was our President.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Because those are the memories of my youth as well. Nixon was forced to exit under different terms though, and if not for a republican party without a spine in the bunch, trump should have done the same. One way or another, we keep getting rid of the republican trash though, right?
bdamomma
(63,931 posts)there, 1st time voters were interviewed 4 young ladies they were so excited.
It just makes a person so hopeful.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)In 2016, I remember a kind of stunned silence, but today is jubilant.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Were leaving these kids a mess and they know it. They have to get involved to make this place a better world for them n their future. At 73, Im delighted beyond words that this nightmare is gonna be over n I pray we never..ever again get so far off our moral compass and flirt with disaster
lunatica
(53,410 posts)the country back today. Im so proud of them.