Trust Wisdom and Experience
I have been watching a lot of NBA basketball lately, mainly to try to relax at the end of a hectic day. I’m following my two hometown teams: the Lakers for the drama; and the Clippers for their high flying, high energy entertainment. The Lakers, according to those in the know (and anyone else with eyes and half a brain), will not go far in the playoffs with an aging team and an injured force of nature that was Kobe Bryant before tearing up his Achilles tendon. The Clippers are a younger, more athletic team, and I root for them because they get no respect and are considered the underdog to win the conference, much less the championship after so many years of irrelevancy. American culture has an age bias, and the Lakers are an example of what happens in the real world. Sports writers and fans bemoan the team’s creaky old-timers and their lack of athleticism. Never mind that combined, the team’s veterans bring thousands of games played to the tabl...