Who Are Good Role Models for my Grandchildren?
My oldest grandson turned 14 yesterday, which got me wondering about who would be a good role model for him. I quickly realized that his sister and younger brother are growing up quickly, too, and wondered about role models for them. I’ve been blessed all of my life with being around some really exceptional people and I have attempted to model myself after them. I can’t say that I did a particularly good job in this modeling and molding process, but having the role models helped me immensely. And, in addition to the role models in my personal life, Richard Feynman and John Kennedy were my favorite “long distance” role models. I think these would be good role models for all of my grandchildren, and I will get Feynman’s What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character for each of them. But surely there must be people today that my grandkids can look up to and learn from (in addition to family and others in their personal life). Thinking of such roles m
