1968

Just finished Tom Brokaw's book Boom. The focus is 1968 and the influence that Baby Boom Generation had on society for the next 40 years. It was a time of great turmoil and some of us will remember two of the most tragic events of that year, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy.
Martin Luther King was assassinated 40 years ago this week at the age of only 39. I had not realized that he was so young at the time since he had accomplished so much and seemed destined for more greatness. Wish that I had accomplished as much when I was 39.
Bobby Kennedy was another young man who was ready to use power for the greater good of others.
It was interesting reading Brokaw's book and reflecting on the changes at the time and how people have been affected in both positive and negative ways since then and that at the beginning of 1968, people were still filled with hope for the future. By August, that had all changed.
Hopefully, this generation will find its leaders who will give them hope and direction for the future.