It’s neither natural nor easy to see things through the eyes of others. Especially when you consider that social scientists tell us that major historical events, such as world wars, pandemics, famines, major acts of terror, economic depressions and other events that affect entire generations will alter the way people see and think about the world.

At the same time, rapidly emerging new technologies create an even greater divide between the experiences of the different generations. To exaggerate the point (slightly), consider that Abraham Lincoln had no access to air conditioning, refrigeration, air travel, Internet, mobile phones (or corded phones) ...