The Importance Of Intergenerational Connection

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

The Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park reminded me of how a teacher described Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare released many of his plays. It is open-air with a castle behind it. The theatergoers would stand in line before being admitted then climb to their seats to see Shakespeare in the Park.

It was there in my early 20s and married for the second time when we went to see Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” The first time I saw it, I was 15 and was thunderstruck by Act II, Scene 7

“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.

They have their entrances and exits, and one man in his time plays many parts.” As it did the first time, it struck me deeply.

By now, I had rushed through the stages of being an infant and schoolboy, skipped over being a soldier, and, now, was at the stage of the lover trying to find my place in the world by myself with little useful help.

I noticed many people were like me, grinding in our jobs, some more successful than others. Some were married; some weren’t. We tried to help…