I think more and more people are recognizing how much adults and elders are actually needed. That's a gift of the sibling society.
Robert BlyA person who discreetly farts in an elevator is not a divine being, and a man needs to know this.
Robert BlyWe know that the adult in a certain sense has an attitude toward life exactly opposite to the attitude of commercials. Commercials say, 'Your longing for 3.2 beer is very important. Your longing for skin that doesn't have any wrinkles in it, that's very, very, very important.' The adult says, 'No, I've got wrinkles, so what?'
Robert Bly