A satisfying weekend

I`ve read a couple of articles, started to read a new book, wrote a bit on a new project, got some sun, finished cleaning up in my clothes closet and tried to follow what`s happening in Iran through twitter and other social medias. And i actually went from a football match with a smile on m face. But formost – i was relaxing quite a bit. I think i am ready for another monday now.

Age

One of the interesting parts of my job is that i get to work with quite different people, and of all ages. And the conclusion is really that there arn`t much difference, really. It doesn`t mean that we don`t need youth organisations (we do). But not all youth are idealistic, and all adults are (definitively) not mature. And knowledge and competencies are more or less equal divided between the two groups. Actually some of the most impressive people i have met are those who after 80 years still are curious on life, and still are able to learn new things, and put them in context to things they have experienced earlier in life. Some of the least impressive are those who hasnt thought a new thought since they were 16.
We sometimes say that some people are promising, or might grow into something big. It might be a bit condesending thinking that way, especially since it applies that there is only in some certain age range that you grow or are promising. I think i still would like to be promising in some areas.

I also mentioned maturity, Lately i`ve thought and experienced some of that. People, who by their age, should behave a lot more mature than what they actually do. I guess i don`t understand people much really. Some issues being blown up over all proposition, focus being put on details missing the bigger picture, critizizing and trying to “get” some people being more important than developing the situation. What makes people think that getting critizied at every corner makes someone a better person or doing a better work? There is just too much pettiness in the world. The only reason i can think off is that it rises from some sort of feeling powerless themselves. You nag and critisize those people that you can nag on. There might be some sort of retribution in that.