One thing that I have noticed a lot of lately is people saying that they’re “ashamed” of this generation and how they don’t want to be apart of it. Another common phrase that I hear is, “I feel like I was born in the wrong generation.” However I believe a lot of people feel this way because they are living in the past. It’s not only teenagers saying this. It’s a whole range of ages, from teenagers to older people. I can understand why some people feel this way because I, myself, used to feel the same way, due to the fact that technology has taken over a vast majority of people’s lives and thinking that the men in this generation were becoming less and less of gentlemen like men were back in the 1900’s . Having these resentful feelings will cause you to not live in the moment and genuinely appreciate what you have. Being stuck in the past will cause you to not enjoy your life that is happening right now. Sometimes you need to accept things that you cannot control, even if you do not agree with it or it pains you to watch. Living in the present and appreciating all that this generation has to offer will make you a lot happier.
I used to criticize this generation a lot and I used to think that houses back in the 1900’s had way more character than homes in the modern-day world. Having this thought made me angry because it made me feel as if modern day people were becoming too lazy to give homes the character they used to have. I always used to dream of moving into a house that was built-in the 1900’s and wishing that I had been born in the 1900’s because I wasn’t accepting the growth in technology and the way people acted in this generation. I noticed myself becoming more hateful and resenting to the people in this generation and becoming more cut off from the world.
I began talking to a close friend about this anger I held toward this generation and we started talking about how I wasn’t living in the moment and if I began to do that then I would be happier. Honestly, that person was totally right. I began appreciating and being grateful for all this generation had to offer and being thankful that there were people in this generation smart enough to build a computer and technology that helps us in our everyday life. I have read in articles that each generation becomes smarter. The modern-day world is not much different then back in the 1900’s, besides the obvious facts that there isn’t as much racism today. Many people just want to live in the 1900’s because like myself, they glorified it. I’m positive that if someone from the 1900’s heard about the 2000’s, that they would glorify it and want to live in this modern day.
Also, perhaps some men don’t act as gentlemen as people think they should, but back in the 1900’s, I’m very positive that there were some men that weren’t that great either. We all need to stop glorifying the past and starting living in the moment and enjoying the time period we live in and become grateful for it. Also, previously mentioned in one of my earlier blog post, social media kind of stirs things up for people. There are a lot of things on social medias about how people think this generation is horrible and why they think that. Of course, if people are constantly focusing and reading about whats wrong with our generation, then it’s going to stir up some emotions of anger and resentment. Even if the information they read is false. Believe it or not, maybe the music was better back in the 1900’s than today’s music, but the generation itself isn’t much different from today’s generation like people think it is. Perhaps, it may have even been worst. We have technology to help us everyday such as google, GPS, and many more things that make our lives easier. I even began to notice that there is still character in the majority of homes built-in this generation.
Once I started to become more grateful for what this generation has to offer, I became a lot happier, like a weight had been lifted off of me. I highly recommend appreciating everything that you have, such as technology because if we didn’t have the resources and technology that we have today, our lives wouldn’t be as easy. Think about it.
Living in the moment is very important because you miss out on all the beauty this world has to offer when you’re focused on unnecessary stresses such as worrying about this generation or being on your phone and reading about it. Embrace this generation for this is the generation you live in.
-Katie
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