▲ 151 ▼ At your age, what surprises you the most about yourself? (lemmy.ca) submitted 8 months ago by uhmbah@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments Most of my life I have been an attentive, giving and generous man. At 60, I'm surprised at how self-centered have become.
[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) Thank you, that was a good read. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Libb@piefed.social 5 points 8 months ago My pleasure. I would so much love to see more kids read books... Not for my own satisfaction (it's unlikely this will help me last a second more than my allotted time on this planet) but for themselves. Instead of learning to read, and to read as widely as they can and to discuss what they are reading (and, let's be crazy one moment, to start writing too), they're being encouraged to waste so much of their time on useless shit activities by the very same persons that should worry the most about those kids future: their parents, family and teachers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Libb@piefed.social 5 points 8 months ago My pleasure. I would so much love to see more kids read books... Not for my own satisfaction (it's unlikely this will help me last a second more than my allotted time on this planet) but for themselves. Instead of learning to read, and to read as widely as they can and to discuss what they are reading (and, let's be crazy one moment, to start writing too), they're being encouraged to waste so much of their time on useless shit activities by the very same persons that should worry the most about those kids future: their parents, family and teachers. permalink fedilink source parent