YOUNG MAN, OLD MAN

By David Perlstein | May 20, 2016

In New Orleans recently, an African-American cab driver said, “Have a good day, young man.” “Young man” (I’ll be 72 in July) is a term of respect in the Black community. It tickled me, because elders in America don’t get much respect. Leviticus 19:32 states, “You shall rise before the aged and show deference to…

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