I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world.
You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.
I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.