Hello everybody, I want to take break from the DOOM today and talk about an area where I do feel some hope for the future! I am proud to say I know a young man that stepped onto an airplane early this AM to head for basic training. Contrary to what we hear from our politicians, this young man is very bright and will achieve in any arena he chooses to pursue. I’m proud to know him.

 

   Just because I know your wondering, yes, “KC” really is the name this young guy goes by but my publishing it doesn’t hurt his OPSEC as it isn’t his legal name. KC if you ever have the opportunity to read this – “I got your back – man”. Now that we have that cleared up, on with the show…

 

   My sense of hope comes from a few of the young people that I have been meeting lately. It’s not so much that I’m hanging out with people so much younger than myself but that they are friends of my daughter. Hopefully, I’ve convied my sense of pride in her and the choices she has been making, like befriending quality people, as just one example. In addition to KC, who has chosen to serve his country, she has 2 other friends that have chosen to enter the mission field. I really don’t care how anyone feels about religion or what church you do or don’t attend… Service of others in almost any fashion is to be commended.

 

   Typically, we see far to many self centered and indulged young people. Unfortunately, they often come from well meaning parents but their indulgence has ruined these kids. They seldom have any kind of work ethic and frequently can’t even be expected to arrive at a designated on time much less appropriately dressed for whatever the occasion may be. This has caused me much frustration as these are our leaders of tomorrow, we think we have a shortage of quality leaders now… Oh yeah, this is suppose to be an uplifting topic today – hold that thought for tomorrows post!

 

   I’m sure that most generations of adults have been reluctant to see the good qualities in the group following themselves. These youngsters are our future and just like Crosby, Stills and Nash sung so many years ago- “Teach them well and let them lead the way”… It is that teaching them part that I think has been sadly lacking. These kids are our greatest asset and our legacy to the world. Just like the saying  “behind every good man is a good woman”, I think the same could be said of every good kid having good parents teaching them.

 

   I can honestly say that I had good parents that stood behind and did there best to teach me! Of course being the hard head, I didn’t listen to them but on retrospect, they were  brilliant! I in turn have done my best to raise my daughter to be a self supporting, productive member of society. As she hasn’t entered the world with both feet quite yet, we will have to wait just a little while longer to judge how her Mother and I did… However, I have no doubt that she will do fine and impact many more people than I will ever have the opportunity too… She is both ours and her Grandparents legacy…

 

   It’s tempting to only see the slack jawed droolers that are running the streets these days and feel hopeless! Fear not we have KC and the other quality young people that will carry on the better traditions of our generation. I know that they’ll have their hands full cleaning up the messes of far to many years of OUR generations complacency. Maybe we’ll have time to get the politicians back on the straight and narrow before we make our exit but if not please except our apology.

 

   The world that we will soon be handing off to these guys is hardly in good shape… Massive debts that will be payable in some fashion will come do at some time in the future. A crippled housing market that these folks will have to try to work with and “Peak” everything from oil to food and water. I have said on many occasions that I thank God for the blessing of living in interesting times… I’m afraid that my interesting times will be the adventure these young people call life. We will watch our Grandchildren grow up in a different world than we or our children had to… I again have spent many hours thinking on this subject. It has only recently came into clearer view, as we have spent time talking with KC as he prepared to go off to start his military training, that this next generation will have their challenges but they will certainly have their victories as well!

 

   As our generation ages and we become the “Old Ones”, I will look forward to watching these up and coming HERO’s like my daughter, KC and all the nameless others take back ground that we lost in this ongoing experiment called America!

 

   Here’s to you KC! Until we meet again – go far and stand tall! We have you in our prayers and send you off with our blessing and blessings for your future!

 

 

Prepper