Old people are always saying that the young people are not{{U}} (31) {{/U}}they were. The same comment is made{{U}} (32) {{/U}}generation to generation and it is always{{U}} (33) {{/U}}. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy{{U}} (34) {{/U}}freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so{{U}} (35) {{/U}}on their parents. Events which the old generation remember vividly are {{U}}(36) {{/U}}more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is{{U}} (37) {{/U}}from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed.
The old always assume that they know best for the simple{{U}} (38) {{/U}}that they have been{{U}} (39) {{/U}}a bit longer. They don't like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the {{U}}(40) {{/U}}are doing. They are questioning the assumptions of their elders and disturbing{{U}} (41) {{/U}}complacency.
They take leave to{{U}} (42) {{/U}}that the older generation has created the best of all possible worlds. What they reject more than anything{{U}} (43) {{/U}}conformity. Office, hours, for instance, and nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldn't people work best{{U}} (44) {{/U}}they were given complete freedom and responsibility? And what {{U}}(45) {{/U}}the clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should{{U}} (46) {{/U}}drab grey suits? If we turn our minds to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics{{U}} (47) {{/U}}by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to{{U}} (48) {{/U}}their problems? Why are they are so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives, so obsessed{{U}} (49) {{/U}}mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more material possessions? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Haven't the old lost touch with all{{U}} (50) {{/U}}is important in life?