The other day, some friends of my wife’s mother came to visit. Masha’Allah, they are lively, pious intellectuals, and I enjoyed their company.
What I love most, however, is just listening to older people talk about their travels and experiences. They always have such a tremendous amount of wisdom to convey to us. I think it is a shame that western civilizations disrespect their elders so much. They push them aside and hide them from public view. It’s not “cool” to be old.
It is nice, however, to know that some civilized African-Americans are trying to preserve the wealth of wisdom of elder generations.
