Somewhere along the way, society started treating wisdom like it was outdated.
Previous generations passed down more than recipes and traditions. They passed down survival skills, resilience, discipline, discernment, and life lessons.
Young people once learned by sitting with elders, listening to stories, observing adults, and receiving guidance from family and community members. There were skills to learn like cooking, gardening, sewing and other important life skills.
Today, many people are learning life primarily through social media, trends, influencers, and online culture.
The problem is not simply that mentorship disappeared. The problem is that something replaced it.
Mentors offer something algorithms cannot:
• Perspective
• Accountability
• Wisdom
• Correction
• Encouragement
• Emotional maturity
Many people are not lost because they are bad people. They are lost because they were never properly guided. And forget about common sense, plain common sense has almost been deleted from society.
Mentorship is especially important for single moms who may feel isolated, overwhelmed, and unsupported. Sometimes what people need most is not criticism but wisdom from someone who has survived difficult seasons of life.
We need intergenerational conversations again. Older generations still have valuable lessons to share, and younger generations still need guidance, perspective, and support.
One conversation with the right mentor can change someone’s entire direction in life. This indeed my reality from my grandmom to my god mom. I learned about life, art, music (old and new) how to simply move through life with grit and grace.
What many people are missing today is not more content. Perhaps they’re missing the benefits that come from wisdom.
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