sure of themselves

sure of themselves

fiction
edward w pritchard

Perhaps it was G Bernard Shaw who said "they were as sure of themselves as boys who were confident of their next meal"or maybe Dickens. Shaw had a long white beard when he died and like Dickens had a lot to say about everything.

This younger generation sure is sure of themselves about everything. Someday their gonna be rich; their 401 K goes up everyday. They can walk and be mesmerized by their self phone at the same time, they don't care a lick about the history of ancient Assyria, and they would rather live together than get married-even the girls.

Once in a while one of them will hold the door for me at the convenience store and call me sir. I don't have a long white beard.