Americans Often Have Trouble Enjoying The Present

Americans Often Have Trouble Enjoying The Present Moment.

Ancestor Worship, Or Filial Piety So Characteristic Of Asian Cultures, For Example, Does Not Really Resonate With Americans Who Favor Children, Not Grandparents.

Polls Are Frequently Taken To Try To Tease Out Or Determine Likely Directions And Trends, But Once Taken, They Belong To The Past, Requiring That New Polls Be Taken.

Life, It Seems, Is Nothing If Not A Series Of Initiations, Transitions, And Incorporations.

I Have A Great Advantage Over Many Of My Colleagues Inasmuch As My Students Bring With Them To Class Their Own Personal Knowledge Of National, Regional, Religious, Ethnic, Occupational, And Family Folklore Traditions.