I know, kids watch too much television and are more interested in their cell phones than their dinner.  They have little interest in learning the old, boring standard “stuff.”  They are disrespectful and don’t realize how lucky they are, because they are so entitled.  Everybody is a winner and has a trophy to prove it.  Punishment is too great a threat to self-esteem.

Yes, I fret about this country that I love.  There are so many problems.  I don’t know how to solve all those problems and don’t know anybody who does, certainly not a “slacker” in his parents basement.

But, sometimes I get a peek into the future.  Today, I was fortunate enough to attend a benefactors luncheon at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.  I sat next to a cadet.  He was a tall, strapping quarterback in high school and a tight end now.  He was respectful.  His sentences were punctuated with “sir” and “ma’am.”  He is a serious student and aware of how Lady Luck has smiled on him.  He knows that intelligence deserves education, which in turn requires that leadership be provided to others.

Just when I was ready to nominate this cadet for King, I looked around and realized there were hundreds of other respectable and respectful students (both male and female) just like him.  My faith in the future is restored!

Yes, there are so many problems, and I don’t know how to solve all those problems, but I do know America is manufacturing new leaders today as they have always done.  America will be just fine!