Sunday we went to an installation service for a new pastor in the church. Twelve other pastors were there to support, guide, and pray for the newcomer. It was very nice and followed by a nice dinner.
Sitting at our table was a young woman with her boyfriend and family. She was alluding to how hard it is in college and all the work... She asked her mother, "Have you ever gotten up at 6:30 in the morning in the middle of winter? "
Her mother looked at her a bit stunned and simply said, "Yes." Mom looked over at me with a "What kind of question was that?" look. I was thinking the same thing and said, "6:30 is sleeping in late." Her mother added, "I've already got an hour in by then." The daughter then qualified 6:30am as early for college students. But I'm not buying it. I recall getting up at 5am, after working the night prior, so as to move my car out of the parking lot because parking tickets started at 6am.
I'm thinking this is a generational thing. But I'm getting tired of hearing from young people "how tough things are today" and how the older generation ruined it for them and how it's so different now. Its always been tough, for everyone. On a typical day for me, the alarm goes off at 4:44am. I'm often awake prior. I'm on my feet by 5, on my bicycle by 6 pedaling to work. Get up at 6:30? That's sleeping in.
And oh, if that wasn't irksome enough, I had a cheeseburger all loaded up, looking delicious, and ready to take home. I could have eaten it there, but didn't want to stuff myself. I'd enjoy it as a later night snack. I went to turn in my dirty silverware, and when I returned to the table a whole 30 seconds later, someone had cleared the table, including my beautiful cheeseburger! I had not taken one single bite and it got tossed! Argh! Otherwise, great day.
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