Linda: The fact that we enter this world without any knowledge of the social fabric around us is a blessing.
Lex: Indeed - too much knowledge leads to stagnation. There's a freshness in the innocence of youth.
Lily: Nothing about youth is innocent. Young people have the same basic desires as adults, just fewer resources to carry them out.
Linda: Anyway, it's good to observe the flow of time. I believe each person should study the record of their birth year and reflect on how things differ now.

Birth Legacies


When mum was born
the dimensions of our galaxy were unknown
and quantum mechanics was shrouded in mystery

Freud was attempting to model the psyche
while trench warfare redefined atrocity

As Bolsheviks toppled imperial Russia
America beefed up its military

When her mum was born
the interior of the atom was unknown
and radioactivity was a fresh discovery
our planet's age had finally been dated
but air flight was only a dream

Brahms was completing his clarinet quintet
While Buffalo Bill's "Wild West" tour was the rage

As Sioux indians were slaughtered by whites
countless mums whispered to their babes
"Hush now - everything 's all right"
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