Now vs Then

It's sad how almost everyone around me hasn't a clue about their future. I mean, we've all got jobs in the present but all of this feels temporary and for the moment. Hardly any of my friends are happy in their jobs or are in an entirely different career altogether from their passion.

I sometimes feel my parents generation had gotten it right. There weren't many options, not a lot of stress or worries about the pursuit of happiness. They were content with what they had and made peave with what they couldn't get.

I feel our generation has generated so many new jobs and career paths it leads an individual not just in a confused state but that of uncertainty. We keep experimenting and growing more confused with the knowledge and wisdom gained.

The irony is, most of the times this pursuit of happiness leads to temporary bliss leaving an individual craving for that blissful feeling in another experience. In other words there just isn't any satisfying us!

I look around and see unhappy people drowning their dissatisfaction into more work or mindless activities such as boozing or partying. Yes, our generation is far more social which again leads us to the root cause of all evil. Money! Socializing doesn't come cheap hence a 'temporary' job is taken to pay the bills. This ofcourse is not the main reason for why most of us work. It literally is to pay the bills.

Apart from work, our generation is away too addicted to technology. We did afterall develop and see too many changes in our lifetime. Be it fashion, electronics or vehicles. We also are too expressive for our own good. Documenting each thought and experience leaving no privacy in our lives. It makes me wonder though, what changes Gen Next holds for us.