It seems that we’ve inverted our view of the generations before us. Where we used to venerate great men for their highest achievements and extend them grace for their shortfalls, we are now under the perverse notion that everyone who came before us is to be judged specifically by their most egregious sins, which are then used to invalidate even the loftiest of achievements.
Do you think this is normal for a generation that doesn’t know how to accomplish great things of their own?
You can, after all, either live up to the standards of your father or you can tear him down as an ogre who isn’t worthy of emulation in the first place.
It seems that we’ve inverted our view of the generations before us. Where we used to venerate great men for their highest achievements and extend them grace for their shortfalls, we are now under the perverse notion that everyone who came before us is to be judged specifically by their most egregious sins, which are then used to invalidate even the loftiest of achievements.
Do you think this is normal for a generation that doesn’t know how to accomplish great things of their own?
You can, after all, either live up to the standards of your father or you can tear him down as an ogre who isn’t worthy of emulation in the first place.