tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post543297227186084173..comments2024-01-03T07:56:32.311-05:00Comments on quaker oats live: arnett: emerging adulthoodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-28287611463226126192009-03-03T08:26:00.000-05:002009-03-03T08:26:00.000-05:00This TED talk is related and is an interesting 20 ...This TED talk is related and is an interesting 20 minutes if you have time: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.htmlSwallowtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680272802378923184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-16334285069583012352009-03-02T12:29:00.000-05:002009-03-02T12:29:00.000-05:00I don't think you were TOO unclear. But I often ne...I don't think you were TOO unclear. But I often need to condense a long piece into something very simple and concise to draw the essence out of it... that's how my mind works. My wife, a writer, is much more verbose than me. <BR/><BR/>And I agree with you. We have the same problem here at Albany Friends Meeting... there are some older folks who are open to new ideas, but overall the Meeting could be more welcoming to youthful idealism and sense of purpose.<BR/><BR/>~KurtSwallowtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680272802378923184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-52461271664864415582009-03-01T23:13:00.000-05:002009-03-01T23:13:00.000-05:00Kurt,Thanks for your comment. That is actually wh...Kurt,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. That is actually what I was trying to say, so sorry it didn't come through clearly. Basically I'm saying that it is usually young adults who want to work on stuff that leads to "real" change, and once they come back to the church they've often given up on doing anything that actually means anything, and decided that the best option is just to be part of a nice community.<BR/><BR/>There are definitely people who are older than young adults who still have this idealism and sense of purpose, of course!<BR/><BR/>But it seems like as a whole, spiritual communities tend to not really see their young people's ideas as feasible--they are too impractical, too idealistic. We don't necessarily need to wait around for everyone to get on board with what it is we feel called to, I was just saying that if older people want younger people to stick around their congregations, they would do well to welcome their prophetic voice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-52948285771408118602009-02-26T21:39:00.000-05:002009-02-26T21:39:00.000-05:00I tend to see young adults as the ones who will be...I tend to see young adults as the ones who will be leaving the older folk behind if they don't change their ways. The younger generation may be cynical, but I think it is more likely that their cynicism will lead to "real" change rather than to disillusionment. Especially with our new President in office, young folks are not waiting around for the older folks to do the right thing.<BR/><BR/>~KurtSwallowtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680272802378923184noreply@blogger.com