Dear Next Generation, Are you seeking wisdom? An American writer Clarence Budington Kelland (1881-1964) once said, “My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” I was able to profit from watching my father as he lived life. I saw a man who demonstrated creativity. My dad was a farmer for the first half of his life in central California. When newly planted peach trees didn’t provide income, he planted watermelons in between the rows, and presto—he had income for sale of “3 for a dollar” in the 1940s. Value of the Person: My dad invented the coffee break for farm laborers. Mom would bake a German delicacy called “zwiebach” and dad would take coffee and milk and give the men a break from picking peaches in the 100-degree weather. Respect: Always take your hat off when entering a church, elevator, introduction …