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In the Zone By Sharon Stanley • Managing Editor Something the Pledge Has Taught Me “One Nation under God, indivisible…” That portion of The Pledge of Allegiance, so ingrained over the years, jumps to my mind for many reasons as this Memorial Day approaches—partly from the perspective of a citizen and a veteran, partly from the perspective of a motorcyclist and a younger generation GWRRA Member. And I dare say that, had it not been for this upcoming Memorial Day provoking my memories of that pledge, I might have forgotten something it has taught me about the power of unity. But this story actually begins before that phrase resonated in my head. It begins several months ago, as Wing World magazine editor Nick Hoppner and I began reviewing and tabulating the results of the Member survey from the November issue. Many of you responded to the survey. In fact, so many of you responded that it’s been overwhelming for us to tally them and still do our normal daily tasks. Compiling the results will take several months yet, but one clear demographic leapt out at us almost immediately: The majority of GWRRA Members are over the age of 50. With at least this factor crystal clear, Nick and I began discussing ways in which the older and younger generations that comprise our Association might find it easiest to connect to one another. (You may remember Nick even wrote an editorial last month on “The Multigenerational Chapter.”) How best to continue to serve the majority (mostly over 50) of our faithful Members while still reaching out to the minority of newcomers (mostly under 50) who may have different needs and wants of the publication and the Association We began by researching what values and attributes constitute the different generations. It seemed like a grand idea: Let’s see how many similarities between the age groups we can hone in on and accommodate. But I must admit that what began as a fervor for me soon devolved into a sort of funk from which I found it difficult to extricate myself.The reality of the research seemed to indicate there were far fewer similarities— and many more differences—between the generations than I had imagined. How on earth are all of us ever going to relate to each other and continue the type of close-knit relationship GWRRA Members have always enjoyed I wondered. How, for instance, could a generation known for grouping together to protest in the streets ever understand a younger generation that often shies away from committing to any group effort And how could a generation that respects the titles its Members have achieved deal with a generation that so willingly disregards titles Finding common ground between the generations seemed implausible, and my heart began to sink as I started sketching my outline for an upcoming focus group/seminar I agreed to lead on this subject at this year’s Wing Ding.Though I put on a brave face, my doubts grew daily. It didn’t help my plight, of course, that sociologists differ in their opinions of what constitutes an actual “generation.” Most simply use head counts to determine how many children were born during a certain time period, like the “Baby Boom Generation.” But even sociologists can’t agree.Were the “Boomers” born from 1943 to 1960, or from 1946 to 1964 Others say the only way to truly determine a generation is to unearth the shared formative experiences of that group of youngsters. For instance, were they old enough to remember man’s first walk on the moon but too young to remember Elvis Presley’s first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.Was one of their first historic memories that of D-Day or that of Rosa Park's bus boycott Though both examples differ from their counterparts by little more than a decade, more and more sociologists are using events, rather than mere head counts, to differentiate generations from one another. Not that any of this knowledge encouraged me as I realized that, in fact, the whole point of establishing generations was to highlight the differences between age groups, not the similarities. So how does all this relate to The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag Suddenly, I remembered being six (a citizen) and 19 (a veteran) and 36 (a motorcyclist) and 41 (a GWRRA Member) and reciting that pledge alongside folks of every age group, every generation, in addition to my own. Even before I had known what the word “indivisible” meant, I knew it was something good to be. But it’s so easy to forget that word as the years pass by, so easy to see the differences between the generations as insurmountable rather than to see us, as a nation, as indivisible. Yet we still stand together to honor our flag and our nation because we’ve chosen to maintain solidarity. Similarly, we as an Association have a choice to maintain solidarity, regardless of what differences in attributes and values one age group or the other may have. It should not always be,“In with the new, out with the old.” But neither should it always be, “Because that’s the way it’s always been done.” True strength of character defines itself in its ability to remain open-minded, yet committed to unity. Even if our generations’ differences prove themselves to be great, let’s never forget we have a common ground—motorcycling friends with whom we love to share fun, safety, and knowledge—that’s indivisible, if we choose to let it be. And as long as we’re mentioning our need to stand united as a multigenerational Association, let’s not forget we need to stand united as a multi-national Association as well. After all, GWRRA Members hail from over 52 countries worldwide. In fact, this year marks the very first Wing Ding Europe ever held (see page 72). ● 10 Wing World
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