What We Didn’t Know About Respecting Our Elders
Most of us were told as kids to respect our elders, but few of us got much guidance to help understand what that means or why it matters. Unsure of the rules, I muddled through with an extra dose of good manners (a lot of “yes, Ma’ams” and “no, Sirs”) on those rare occasions when I encountered an old person I didn’t know. From what I could see, elder status was undesirable to adults. I don’t recall my parents or…