The Lost Generation

The AARP, The American Association for Retired Persons, is an important group in our society,
This is a very heartfelt presentation and worth the time to
watch and listen through to the end to understand the
concept. Last week at The Society meeting held at AARP's
headquarters, they showed the winning video submissions in a
contest for 20 year olds called 'u @ 50'.

When they showed this one, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. Simple, yet brilliant, it speaks to the power of words, and the importance of context, purpose, and direction. It also underscores the greater importance of the next generation, the so-called Lost Generation. F. Scott Fitzgerald made that term famous, and the time was the roaring 20s just prior to the great depression. Literature is as much a teacher as history.