I think NZ is about ten years behind everyone else in terms of tech or caring for the environment. I don't know what it is, but people seem to be living in la-la land about that.
Now with things going the way they are instead of protecting what we have, for future generations, it's more like put in ruinous policies that will keep boomers happy but will take decades to fix for everyone else. Anyway.
I remember we had one prime minister who made millions on wall street, and people actually voted him for the top job, when he hadn't even worked or lived in the country or contributed significantly in any way to it. After 10 years of this of him doing absolutely nothing but smile for the rich people. those who were struggling and stayed were never better off. Not everyone can just take off, though some people did ( they called it the 'brain drain'). Yet his start in life (his mother was a widow) was in a State house, which he never would have lived in if the state had not been generous enough to provide housing.
But when he got into power, he cut all state benefits, despite him growing up as a beneificiary and being able to get to the point where he COULD leave the country and make lots of money somewhere else. So I sense a lot of hypocrisy there. Boomers loved him though. Boomers now make their money property flipping, and this is awful for those who actually need the homes.
Hey
Lanolin;
So here is another angle that we didn't talk about yet. Today, me being a late boomer, one of our outreach ministry is visiting the Alzheimer's Residency where most of the guests are boomers. The medical field and insurance is getting a lot of business because at one time the boomers were the largest population world wide. Now many of them are receiving many boomers for health reasons.
I hate to say but the drugs from the 60s - LSD, cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, mushrooms, weed and banana leaves has a way of wearing down the physical organs and will catch up with the body through the years.
So many of the boomers who amassed prosperity cannot enjoy their retirement because they have so many health issues, more than most generations.
During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, I was 5 years old and remember my Mom had a box of food by the back kitchen door just in case. We're talking about possible war in the United States. Being a little whipper snapper, I was confused and scared but the example of my parents preparedness took the fear away from me and that was enough for me. This I will remember forever.
In our lives as boomers my wife and I bought a second home in Arizona but after 13 years we knew we weren't going to retire there so we sold it to a young married couple. We prayed and thanked God for giving the young couple an opportunity to own their own home but also our home sold quickly so we paid off the outstanding mortgage, the balance on our first home and what was left we put in our savings.
Today we are very content with our first home. We don't have a whole lot, my wife has a good job but I don't make a large salary as a pastor, yet we are very content and comfortable with what we saved up and all that God has provided.
We don't have children but we have two teen nephews and two young adult nieces who grew up with us since they were all babies. We plan to pass it on them one day, not to discourage them from studying and working hard, but to carry it on in the family.
With that blessing, however,
comes a responsibility that has to be taught. They still must prepare to work hard in their personal calling.
