Generation Me!

Hi guys! In my last post I made a comment about today's youngsters not having understood the concept of modernity...n m under attack now from some friends n cousions for it! Trust me, I did not mean to belittle the youth..but there is definatly a section of them that I feel is a little lost ! Looking modern or wearing the latest styles whether they suit you or not, having the lastest gadgets and driving cool cars, having coffee at baristas and late night parties is not all there is to being modern!! What about a modern outlook in our way of life, our social manners, personal habits and attitudes? That's where being modern and progressive really counts !

Recently, I was chatting with a neighbour and she mentioned a cousion of her's who was unmarried though she was bout 32 yrs. and was only interested in social service.."I dunno what is the matter with her..we keep telling her to get married..but she always refuses! God knows what will become of her!" I could'nt believe she said that...and for the record let me tell u that my neighbour's a smart lady of around 35 yrs, is well qualified and has a great career, is divorced and lives abroad for many years now and considers herself very progressive, and yet she is able to preach and judge her as being wrong bout her life's mission ! I wanted to tell her to leave the poor lady alone n let her decide what she wants to do rather than trying to make her conform to the pre-determined ideas you have bout how a lady should lead her life!! Why was it so difficult for my neighbour to accept her as she was ?!

It's odd to see teenage girls wearing high heels and short t-shirts and low rise jeans in malls continuously tugging at their t-shirts or pulling up their jeans when they need to sit down !! I for one, sure don't understand the need for fashion at the cost of comfort and dignity!

But today's youth is also a lot smarter than ever before, having planned their futures way early and most of them know for sure what they want out of life. They are a more adventurous lot and are willing to work very hard for it ! Many of my friends and cousions have had the course to carve their own paths in life ...hence the protests ! I just wish they'd be more vocal against the injustices in society ...and I was very happy to see the "Youth for Equality" group come up and speak against reservations being imposed on us by the politicians who now want to highlight and cement the caste divide in each person's mind at every stage in their life right from school to college to higher education to jobs ! Soon, i'll be asking for shops where a general category can shop and table reservations at restaurants for general category n God knows what else! I'll soon be asking people about their 'category' before making any friends! And here I foolishly thought that it was time that there was only one category...Indian !!