I consider the fundamental issue being a paradox between trusting lessons learned from past experiences and adopting to new circumstances. When you grow older,

I consider the fundamental issue being a paradox between trusting lessons learned from past experiences and adopting to new circumstances. When you grow older, you gain more experience, and if you're intelligent, probably gain some wisdom along the way. You either trust that inherently imperfect knowledge, or you throw it away and learn everything anew together with the younger generation. We're mostly trained to treasure knowledge and experience, even if the errors accumulate and times change.