Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Young Folks, Old Folks

Youth is a time of impatience. Young people can’t understand why the problems of society can’t be solved right now. They haven’t lived long enough to fully understand human nature, and lack the patience that eventually brings an understanding of the relatively slow nature of change.

On the other hand, older people often become set in their ways, fear change, and accept problems that should be addressed and resolved.

The young must remember that all good and worthwhile things take time (and that is exactly as it should be). Their elders must remember that although not all change is progress, all progress is the result of change (and to resist or fear change is often to get in the way of progress). The divide between the ...