"THE HIPPIES HAD THE RIGHT IDEA…"

Hi Friends!

"HOPE I DIE BEFORE I GET OLD"

from "My Generation" by the Who…

You know, I make fun of my generation, The Boomers, AKA "The Generation That Was Going To Save The World". A ripe subject for satire but - truth be told - thinking about this subject actually makes me pretty sad. I mean, the hippies, for example, really did have it right, didn't they?

Among other objectives, the hippie culture advocated:

Ending the involvement in immoral wars (Vietnam was the war at the time.)

Equal rights for women.

Cleaner environment.

Better race relations.

Freedom from societal restrictions, including the right to choose their own way.

Spiritual re-awakening and the search to find new meaning in life.

All of this….very very cool. Right? Too bad those who lived - for the most part - not everyone of course - found their way back to their parent's lifestyle…and became so much more obsessed with material things that they ultimately lost their parent's moral compass (imperfect as it was) and surrendered to the worst kind of what I call "hedonistic materialism".

Love, equality, freedom…and peace….

"Where have all the hippies gone"….

Here's a song of peace by the great Peter, Paul and Mary…."Day Is Done"…..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U9bKhXyNGg

Bye for now- be safe!

Stevenn