The other day I found myself behind a school bus on a two-lane road and watched several stops of kids enter the bus en route to elementary school.
The excitement of each child was evident as they climbed aboard the bus with bright and smiling faces and the adventure of the day before them. I couldn't help but notice the tiny backpacks they carried with stuff carefully selected to make the day a success.
I saw too the moms and dads, grandparents, and others who watched as their charges went off for the day - often with coffee cup in hand and the wisdom of years on their face.
Two and three generations waiting for the bus. A simple ritual repeated over and over but one of such importance when placed in perspective as to what it is - grooming our next generation of citizens.
So too is our mission as the city - to make decisions not just for today or tomorrow but for the next generation of citizens. They deserve no less.
