The NOW GENERATION... What Is Wrong? - Roderick C Meredith - November-December 1983

Roderick C Meredith

Why do the "good times" sought by young people often turn sour? "I just want to have fun like all the other kids. I want to be free. I want to experience life and not have to be tied down by a dull job and a dull marriage." Sound familiar? It ought to. For a whole generation millions of teenagers and young 20s have wanted fun and fulfillment. And they want it NOW and they each want it for ME. A genuine cultural revolution has been in the making. In the last 20 years a literal flood of books has appeared on understanding and improving the self. We have been abruptly exposed to greater acceptance of sexuality both in and out of marriage, a new preoccupation with the body and physical fitness and, above all; to a frantic search for the "good life," ripe with leisure, new experiences, fun and games. Where has it all been leading? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library