These things are tough to reconcile but we are all wrestling with them, and we have to keep our heads healthy to contend.
The only mistake I’d warn against is letting this influence your judgement of others, or your prescription for future generations. They are counting on us and we are counting on them. The point about the military speaks to the reality that you are not alone, but the bottom line is we have been dealt an injustice. We must not pass this nonsense on to those depending on us to make it right. We’ve got to stand together against the agregious opportunism undermining the livelihoods of Americans.
If nothing else, I don’t want to bare this weight through my middle age and still have the kids speaking of me in the way they speak of baby-boomers today. This isn’t to say the baby-boomers are to blame, but it is tough to feel sorry for them given the opportunities they had.
I’d much rather get the praise the Great Generation gets. Let’s work for it.
Love yourself, and all the moreso by loving others as well.