Would an alpaca sniffing your hair make you put down your phone?

A letter about anxiety and an offer of help

Image: William Lister

Dear Millennial/Gen Z person,

So, I have this idea and I need your feedback. Bear with this 60-something for a few minutes please.

I know you’re suffering from myriad problems. Social anxiety, lack of self-confidence, fear of the future… you wonder what you are supposed to do with your life and if this is all there is.

You seek solace in screens and validation in a virtual world. And who can blame you?

We’re the ones who left you this legacy of constant connectedness — the Internet was supposedly “born” in 1983 — and yet we berate you for it.

I haven’t got kids (my choice) but as Father Time machetes his way relentlessly through my life, I have come to a point where I am thinking about how I can give back and how I can help.

The Universe awaits! Image Gerd Altmann on Pixabay

So — back to the idea. I want to mentor you. Zoom, email, old fashioned letters — maybe you can even come here to Tuscany!