Rick Bava on Baby Boom Generation: The Secret to Life

When 314 Baby Boomers were asked about this topic, a myriad of answers came forth. In fact no shortage of answers formed the baseline for this story. This will not be one of those list pieces you find in magazines. Moreover, it will be something less than a qualified Sociology study, but can be looked upon as just a message from Baby Boomers to Baby Boomers....................Like a house every person needs a foundation. Many who were lucky enough to come from a loving family, share that everything they are as grown Baby Boomers can be traced to the home in which they were raised. Loving parents who cared, provided support and for which you spent your entire life respecting. Some can carry that a step further, by pointing out that there grandparents were in there life and as a result benefited from the richness of traditions, that came with the grandparents being present. In any family where the siblings round out the painting, the canvas is complete if the memories of childhood have provided strong bonds for life. This is especially true when Baby Boomers lose parents, and now draw family contentment, from the shared day's with a brother or sister. Remember when ; becomes a good game in the life of siblings as Baby Boomers age. But many Baby Boomers point out where once the parents provided the support, an older brother fills the void once mom and dad have passed...............................................From the time you have puppy love, till the time you need a puppy to help you get around, we search for love. The hope in our life to find the one and only. Baby Boomers in happy , loving marriages, know what a secret to life that soul mate can be. Some Baby Boomers were lucky enough to find the right person, early on , raise a family, educate children, and enjoy the merits of being parents. Some in the Baby Boomer Generation have struggled in finding someone who makes them happy, perhaps looking for love in all the wrong places. Divorced parents do report, that loving children can result from an unhappy marriage.Those same Baby Boomers also offer encouragement, because the second marriage did work out. Some Baby Boomers even find that special person at 56 as opposed to 16 or 26. The key is looking , searching and being lucky to find someone to share your life..........................................Baby Boomers more than any Generation have been defined by what they do. We would all like to think that we are educated enough to judge people for who they are, the values that they have. But yet, the first question we ask is, what do you do ? Thus Baby Boomers report a need to achieve, to have found satisfaction in there work, to feel like they are making a contribution to society. Baby Boomers who have reached in there own mind, full potential, seem more at peace. What is interesting is that Baby Boomers are very in focus on the second career,? either feeling that the success of the the first 30 years was not enough, or a passion to do more. Baby Boomers who have formed a identity because of the resume, feel good about themselves................................................Yes, what is described above is the basics. One could learn similar from a Philosophy 101 course. And yes, many things not brought up in prose, were indeed mentioned by Baby Boomers. Most seek to be a good person. Most seek to live a life of integrity. Some are? helped by religious belief, others not. One thing that will not surprise the reader, is that nobody thought the secret to life dealt with the amount of money you have. Is it what we want to hear? That money is not part of the keys to the kingdom, or a reality that money is only a support actor to the higher calling in life, that is the lead actor. Money is needed, it adds comfort to ones existence, but as Baby Boomers see it , does not provide well being. Surprising, right. For isn't the Baby Boomer characterized as being the generation of excess?? The Generation that gave you credit card debt, finds the secrets of life in, family, job satisfaction and something very important to Baby Boomers the value of a friend. Baby Boomers will talk endlessly about the best friend of 40 years, for as human beings we need that contact that a friend can supply...............................What about health you ask ? How could a Generation that at this stage of the game be so health and wellness conscious, not see it as a secret ? The answer is they have a different term for it, Baby Boomers call it , a must, a given, have to have it. Baby Boomers expect to live longer, they want to look younger, they want to redefine age. 60 is the new 50, haven't you heard. Baby Boomers would like the old axiom, I want to be happy, healthy and wise for that is the mantra of the present day Baby Boomer. Something can be said, for being happy, something can be said for having your health, and certainly a life lived on improving one self via knowledge is worth while.................. But in the end, when you boil down everything stated above, or talked about with fellow Baby Boomers, the secret to life can come down to one thing. " Just be the best , that you can be," and let the chips fall where they fall...............................

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