“Youth’s ambitions have shrunk. Few youngsters today want to mine diamonds in South Africa, ranch in Paraguay, climb Mount Everest, find a cure for cancer, sail around the world or build an industrial empire. Some would like to own a small, independent business, but most want a good job with a big firm, and with it, a kind of suburban idyll.”—
In light of the current economy, it scares me that kids today (did I really just say “kids today?”) might not learn what it’s like to dream big.
(From a 1951 Time magazine essay about youth born into the Great Depression, via NY Times.)
Is this true? It scares me sh*tless that I myself am one of those former dreamers turned job hunter. EFFFFFF.
