So it is natural that one generation passes away old and another comes in young. It is natural that there is some friction and tension between the two. And the young of the new generation often forget that their newness and freshness comes from the old, and that therefore they must have something to do with the old. I think it is our purpose in life. When we lose the purpose of living, our life becomes senile and meaningless.
Purpose is to achieve ideals.
So when we do not have ideals, we can say that our life gets hard, dried, and bored. If an old man has his purpose and ideals, no matter how old he is chronologically he can be always youthful. If a young man loses his purpose and ideals, no matter how young he is chronologically his life can be senile and weak. So, I daresay, purpose and ideals enliven the old and the new and join them together. This, then, may well be the message that we can bring to our family, community, country, and world.