“Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels, but old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.”

Albus Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling)

As a father to two amazing teenagers, it would be convenient for me to forget the fact that I also occasionally did things that were just as dumb (meaning irresponsible, selfish, or shortsighted), if not dumber when I was their age. (In fact, it still happens now on occasion)

While not an old man (yet), the words of Dumbledore run through my mind almost daily.

K. Wilkins is the author of:

Stoic Virtues Journal: Your Guide to Becoming the Person You Aspire to Be

Rules for Living Journal: Life Advice Based On the Words and Wisdom of Jordan B. Peterson