As a society we are losing our will to live. Perhaps we do not even know how to live anymore. Rather, we abandon ourselves to an insatiable pursuit of comfort. And then, to compound our madness, we burden our youth with this inane existence. I will illustrate with an all too familiar, all too tiresome, example.
Recently I went with my wife and four children to the local outdoor rink to play hockey and practice some skating skills. Next to this rink is a heated little shack where you can lace…