Recently I had the rare delight of spending a day with my grandson who is now 18 year old and working at a store. Since he lives in Sarasota, Florida, I do not get to see him often. Even as a child he was fun to talk with. He is an even better conversationalist now as an adult. We visited a game store, a book store, a guitar store and a Lego store. Now from his job he has money of his own to spend although grandpa treated him to an Italian Garden lunch (his choice). The most fun of all was the conversations that we shared. We talked about music and politics, movies and religion. We agreed about the issues of the day and found agreement on some of the possible solutions. We talked of family and his and my future. I learned some things about his deeply held belief and commitments and even learned of some of his sorrows. I found out that one of his deepest convictions was the importance of respect for people and their opinions even when one disagrees. Some “grown-ups” seem not to have learned that value. What a delight to converse with and learn from a bright, thoughtful young person. It was a fantastic day together.