Any time you’ve seen a movie of elder vs. youth – the inevitable butting of heads ensues and eventually, after trial and error, the youth returns to the elder with a greater understanding of what the elder tried to impart in the first place. The moral of the story – elders will always try to share their wisdom, youth will always buck the system and learn the hard way, and in the end both will have a greater respect for the lesson. But that’s not always the case, sometimes we do listen to our elders and sometimes, even, the elders listen to the youth. We are in a unique time in history right now where the two generations are able to mix and mingle. Right now it’s so important to listen to the tales and struggles of our elders to respect the freedoms we enjoy today. Alternatively, our elders need to connect with our youth as they are now the soldiers on the front lines and will soon transition to become our generals in the on-going fight for equality. We must arm them with wisdom, we must respect their need to travel their own roads of adversity, and we must be there to comfort and heal so that they can go back out even stronger.