Mrs. Olsen: Any questions? Caulfield: Why do kids seem least worried about the future when they have more future than anybody? Mrs. Olsen: Nothing. I had nothing. Miss Plainwell: I wouldn't worry.
Kids Caulfield’s age don’t worry about the future because they scarcely have a past to contrast with time to come. Some things you only get to understand with the passage of many nows.
Caulfieild and the other kids are great practitioners of the theory of serendipity. Adults trade that quality for fear and boredom after their first 5 years of 9 to 5 existence.
Nabuquduriuzhur presented the gospel, plain and simple. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.But he is right. Eternity is more than “time without end”. Where you spend eternity is your decision while you are here in this world.
Interesting that all the 8 year old comments here are along the same line: no past to contrast, all worries are taken care of by the adults.
It changed today, since even 8-year-olds today already hear that their lifestile and especially that of theses adults is resulting in a rapid change of the world that seems to affect their future quite seriously for the worse. Where I grew up skiing was possible every winter for 3 to 4 months until the 1990s. Now that is down to maybe 4 weeks and dwindling. Skilifts going out of business, sportsclubs closing their skiing departements
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 8 years ago
The more limited a resource is, the more an individual considers how to optimize it.
Kind&Kinder about 8 years ago
Kids Caulfield’s age don’t worry about the future because they scarcely have a past to contrast with time to come. Some things you only get to understand with the passage of many nows.
nosirrom about 8 years ago
There’s no sense in worrying about the future.It’s coming whether you like it or not.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member about 8 years ago
They don’t have enough past to worry about the future.
ShadowBeast Premium Member about 8 years ago
Kids are too oblivious to care about the future when most problems are handled by their parents.
sandpiper about 8 years ago
Caulfieild and the other kids are great practitioners of the theory of serendipity. Adults trade that quality for fear and boredom after their first 5 years of 9 to 5 existence.
I Quit about 8 years ago
Plainwell is still a kid; thus her response.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 8 years ago
The more you have, the more you waste.
prince valiant Premium Member about 8 years ago
the corollary to that is the less you have the more you worry about it.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member about 8 years ago
Caulfield, you should know better than to give Ms O a question like that while she’s still working on her first gallon of coffee.
Kroykali about 8 years ago
Nabuquduriuzhur presented the gospel, plain and simple. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.But he is right. Eternity is more than “time without end”. Where you spend eternity is your decision while you are here in this world.
danketaz Premium Member about 8 years ago
Kids are too busy getting used to having a now to worry about having a future (past the first day of summer vacation anyhow.)
Daeder about 8 years ago
For the same reason that old people hurry less than everyone else even though they have the least time left.
KatTheKitty about 8 years ago
ok…
flipbook56 about 8 years ago
Methinks young Caulfield doth think too much…or, he’s the class wiseguy, like I was.
unfair.de 2 months ago
Interesting that all the 8 year old comments here are along the same line: no past to contrast, all worries are taken care of by the adults.
It changed today, since even 8-year-olds today already hear that their lifestile and especially that of theses adults is resulting in a rapid change of the world that seems to affect their future quite seriously for the worse. Where I grew up skiing was possible every winter for 3 to 4 months until the 1990s. Now that is down to maybe 4 weeks and dwindling. Skilifts going out of business, sportsclubs closing their skiing departements