Just a suggestion but instead of talking to your “conservative” ederly relatives have your children talk them. If you dont have children find a way to have your elderly relatives speak to some. It will bring joy to your elderly relatives lives.

Teach your children how fortunate they are, teach them compassion, teach them the joy of helping others. Last week my daughter’s 2nd grade class had a day where they skipped lunch. Instead of eating each child was assigned something to bring. They spent their lunch break making meals for 100 people who would have gone hungry and dropped them off at a pre-arranged food bank. They got to look into the eyes of the less fortunate. Do it enough and it will stay with them.

I cant rememebr a week going by that we havent done something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Pay it forward…make a difference in someone’s life. Thats how we do it in gridlocked nirvana.