The Older Generation

Although justice was a  major theme in the first book,  page 26-27 stood out to me the most. The discussion of the elderly between Sacrotes and Cephalus was very enlightening.  Many of us tend to overlook the older generations, but Sacrotes brings up a good point. "Cephalus, I count conversations with very old people among my greatest pleasures. We ought to learn from them as from travelers on a road we have not yet taken but which most of us, sooner or later, are destined to follow..."  We can learn from the elders' mistakes and experiences. Cephalus and Sacrotes also discuss how people react to aging differently. What I love about this part of their discussion is how the older generation is "liberated from a savage and relentless slave master". As some age they feel as if they are losing something great; instead, they are freed from those past temptations and weaknesses which so easily entangled!
P.S. I commented on Jeremy Beamon