If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.

We're used to the characteristics of social media - participation, connection, instant gratification - and when school doesn't offer the same, it's easy to tune out.

None of my friends don't have Facebook accounts. Op-eds and studies can highlight our decreased enthusiasm for Facebook 'til the cows come home, but it doesn't change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.

It seems we're not only uninformed about our present, we're ignorant of our past.

If we all understood we can learn from both older and younger people, then we'd have a better world.

I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older. I recently did an on-line test called 'What's Your True Age?' My result was 50-60 years old.

To show that you truly care, you listen.