Dear Next Generation: Tips From an 87-Year-Young Patriot on How to Make Life Better

Dear Next Generation: Tips From an 87-Year-Young Patriot on How to Make Life Better
Dear Next Generation, an advice column from readers to young people. Photo by Shutterstock
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On Aug. 15, I turned 87 years young. Yes, I have been incredibly blessed with good health, a wonderful wife of 50 years, four terrific and successful children, and four outstanding grandchildren—also all successful.

I grew up in eastern Pennsylvania, spending summers with my maternal grandparents on a lake in Maine. I learned a primitive lifestyle living in a cabin with no electricity or indoor plumbing. I also learned to swim, fish, boat, explore, camp out, and appreciate many of God’s wonders. These are some of the best memories of my incredible life.