山东财经大学电子版信纸--题头信纸

第1页YouthPeoplearealwaystalkingabout'theproblemofyouth'.Ifthereisone——whichItakeleavetodoubt——thenitisolderpeoplewhocreateit，nottheyoungthemselves.Letusgetdowntofundamentalsandagreethattheyoungareafterallhumanbeings——peoplejustliketheirelders.Thereisonlyonedifferencebetweenanoldmanandayoungone：theyoungmanhasagloriousfuturebeforehimandtheoldonehasasplendidfuturebehindhim：andmaybethatiswheretherubis.WhenIwasateenager，IfeltthatIwasjustyounganduncertain——thatIwasanewboyinahugeschool，andIwouldhavebeenverypleasedtoberegardedassomethingsointerestingasaproblem.Foronething，beingaproblemgivesyouacertainidentity，andthatisoneofthethingstheyoungarebusilyengagedinseeking.Ifindyoungpeopleexciting.Theyhaveanairoffreedom，andtheynotadrearycommitmenttomeanambitionsorloveofcomfort.Theyarenotanxioussocialclimbers，andtheyhavenodevotiontomaterialthings.Allthisseemstometolinkthemwithlife，andtheoriginsofthings.It'sasiftheywere，insomesense，cosmicbeingsinviolentandlovelycontrastwithussuburbancreatures.AllthatisinmymindwhenImeetayoungperson.Hemaybeconceited，ill-mannered，presumptuousorfatuous，butIdonotturnforprotectiontodrearyclichesaboutrespectofelders——asifmereagewereareasonforrespect.Iacceptthatweareequals，andIwillarguewithhim，asanequal，ifIthinkheiswrong.FIELDENHUGHESfromOutoftheAir，TheListener