Reforms and s(c)andals

I have just added a new posting to Serendib, my other blog.

An adaptation of its opening sentence would look good on a placard: “The reforms of one generation become the scandals of the next.”

I originally typed that as “The reforms of one generation become the sandals of the next.” Come to think of it, that contains a truth too. Reforms are soon taken for granted and those who continue to stress their importance are mocked as weirdos.