People are always looking for more; better, faster, and more beautiful life. Men and women are ready to cross mountains, rivers, endless deserts to reach better life, new beginning.
And there is a strong woman who is crossing the ocean and “whose ribs had the power of the hills in them” (Sandburg). She is strong, tough and ready to work hard. She is a mother, full of life and passion, giving a birth and bringing a new life. And new life brings changes.
Kids are all different, with different anatomy, wishes, opportunities and chances. And it is not that differences are on surface, young or old, sick or healthy, imprisoned or free, it is more about subtle changes that are not so visible. New perceptions of life, new questions, hunt for answers. Wondering about what brings next summer, what they want and so on. Life is shifting from outside to inside and opposite. Parents wanted better life and had a strong will to provide that to family, to work hard and do their best. Children were growing up and somewhere on the path they lost that great will, that great force that pulled their parents to find and fight for better life. Kids are not sure what to do, where to go, they wander around without hope in something better and greater. Sandburg is telling them “come back and take hold of life again with tough hands and passion.” What is important for one generation it is maybe not important for next one.
Diverse background, priorities, surrounding, lifestyle and many other factors can lead to two completely different generations. Changes are constant and inevitable, we can only adapt to it, keep what is good and try to change what is not so good.
Work Cited
Sandburg, Carl. The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Print.
