Being a millennial comes with its own set of pros and cons, and one of the biggest cons is not being able to draw a comparison. The generations before us clearly were not as dynamic or as pressurized, they were not exposed to so many things which kinda saved from from so much, they did not have access to multiple media and people hence enveloping their world with limits.
Today, we are exposed. It is hard to escape the constant influx of information which is being thrown at you. Being socially absent is a taboo, the antisocial are tagged as 'bad influences'. Hence one is exposed himself/herself and exposed to diverse capacities.
One of the most evolved concepts or terminologies which comes to my mind is that of 'affordability'. I remember the time when the purchase of things was sometimes based on the price tag it had. Today things have drastically changed, where our credit cards allow us to surpass our immediate monetary limits. Our lives have become so cluttered that even before one things of the expenditure, one must decide and plan the date and time to make the purchase. Everyone's schedules must be matched, coordination and synergy must be achieved and once that happens, people go ahead and spend.
Has today's concept of affordability changed to the unit of time ?
We constantly run out of time, we are chasing deadlines which are incredibly challenging and require more from us than our bodies would allow. When we do manage to get time, our peers and loved ones are on their individual travails making it difficult to enjoy togetherness. I feel the biggest frustration is caused when one can afford some asset in terms of money, but not in terms of life.
Climbing up the corporate ladder often leads to one completely forgetting the beauty of a random zigzag trail. Yes, both involve effort but what is more satisfying in terms of the soul's happiness?
What is the measurement of the quality of our life? Is the person who has flooding bank accounts but a lonesome dinner before sleep successful ? Is the person who has no money, big dreams, youth and a heart full of wanderlust the new-age winner ?
Or is it just us millennials just constantly trying to chase a better life thinking of all these things?
Yes, questions have multiple answers and while most of survive in the grey, to many a men the colors are still clear white and black. People still feel more sure footed while being completely white or black, while very consciously avoiding the grey.
But that's the thing, we are not just 'people', we are the supernovas who are creating an evolution and a revolution at the same time. We are the millennials who are asking questions and discovering answers, we are erasing boundaries and not defining them, we are taking risks and finding new meanings to 'happiness'.
Today, we are exposed. It is hard to escape the constant influx of information which is being thrown at you. Being socially absent is a taboo, the antisocial are tagged as 'bad influences'. Hence one is exposed himself/herself and exposed to diverse capacities.
One of the most evolved concepts or terminologies which comes to my mind is that of 'affordability'. I remember the time when the purchase of things was sometimes based on the price tag it had. Today things have drastically changed, where our credit cards allow us to surpass our immediate monetary limits. Our lives have become so cluttered that even before one things of the expenditure, one must decide and plan the date and time to make the purchase. Everyone's schedules must be matched, coordination and synergy must be achieved and once that happens, people go ahead and spend.
Has today's concept of affordability changed to the unit of time ?
We constantly run out of time, we are chasing deadlines which are incredibly challenging and require more from us than our bodies would allow. When we do manage to get time, our peers and loved ones are on their individual travails making it difficult to enjoy togetherness. I feel the biggest frustration is caused when one can afford some asset in terms of money, but not in terms of life.
Climbing up the corporate ladder often leads to one completely forgetting the beauty of a random zigzag trail. Yes, both involve effort but what is more satisfying in terms of the soul's happiness?
What is the measurement of the quality of our life? Is the person who has flooding bank accounts but a lonesome dinner before sleep successful ? Is the person who has no money, big dreams, youth and a heart full of wanderlust the new-age winner ?
Or is it just us millennials just constantly trying to chase a better life thinking of all these things?
Yes, questions have multiple answers and while most of survive in the grey, to many a men the colors are still clear white and black. People still feel more sure footed while being completely white or black, while very consciously avoiding the grey.
But that's the thing, we are not just 'people', we are the supernovas who are creating an evolution and a revolution at the same time. We are the millennials who are asking questions and discovering answers, we are erasing boundaries and not defining them, we are taking risks and finding new meanings to 'happiness'.
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