Be What You Are, Kalaiselvi Arivalagan [reading books for 5 year olds .TXT] 📗

“Be a Roman while you are in Rome”.  A famous quote that suits the present situation.

The bubbling younger generation frowning at the unfortunate older generation.

We are now living in a competitive world. We are forced to face problems right from the day our life starts in a labor ward. Problems have become a part of life. It is not a joke if I tell even a toddler has his/her own problems.

Instead of crying over problems, it is always good to face them and come out with solutions. For a person like me who does not belong to 20+ or 30+ category and belongs to the 50+ category, life looks like a balloon filled with stress. 

We all know that a balloon can be burst with a single prick and bring down the stress level down, but we don't attempt to do so.

The first attempt to do that may become a giant leap on the moon by Neil Armstrong. Directions to go ahead with our plans or find a solution to our problems is not that so hard; professional counselors are available. Yet we make the clock tick so long to take the decision to go and meet them

The present younger generation, which has to face hurdles from the beginning and achieve their targets, are tough skinned than we think. They know how to brush aside the problems and achieve what they want to do with a wink.

Though we can boast having decades of experience and have faced life's problems, yet, we lack something according to the present younger generation. They frown upon us and murmur “What the hell you are all up to? You all don't have an attitude as we have and you need to learn a lot if you want to succeed in life.

I am not talking about the fortunate ones who climbed the ladder and enjoying the credit of being a leader or a mentor. I am not talking about the fortunate ones who got the chance to enjoy the fruits of life and settle down peacefully. 

I am talking about the unfortunate ones who never had a chance to prove themselves and swings between two ends of life. They believe that they possess the potential to achieve things and await for a chance to prove themselves. They live on the verge of disturbed ambitions and shattered goals. Their nights are filled with awesome dreams that make them feel breathless and weak. They find it hard to come out of their shell and compete in par with the so-called younger generation.

The younger generation howl and laugh at their inability to achieve targets or work focused on their goals. I don't deny that there is something we need to learn from the younger generation. Here I refer to the younger generation who boast of their responsibilities as managers and team leaders. I accept they are skilled and know what to do. Yet they lack one thing. They fail to look at things by having their feet in others shoes.

The natural disasters that wreck the world is because of this growing selfishness. We have more people who are self-oriented and who never hesitates to kick the other to get their things done. They fail to remember one thing, when their blood thickens they have to dance to the tune.

Now a days we hear about families that does not care to build a home but spend their time in dumping their house with sophisticated instruments that can make their lives comfortable. We have soft, smooth, silken pillows devoid of sleep. We have sophisticated kitchen to cook which fails to fill the stomach with food cooked with love. Every one runs the rat race and wants to win the race. Run, run and run.

Go ahead and reach your target. Don't look around. Don't watch who is doing what. Focus on your goals. Reach your target. Once you reach your target, what are you going to do? Once again, run the rat race to achieve your target.

Charles Darwin's theory “Survival of the fittest” suits to-day's scenario. Whoever escapes the wrath of the nearest person wins the race and emerges as a successful person. Even if you keep your eyes wide open, there are hands that can stab you from behind. Beware!!

Learn to sleep with your eyes wide open. Things can happen even if you are alert. Don't boast you are a hard worker for it may get a comment that you work blindly like an ox that goes continuously around a water mill. They may laugh at you telling that your eyes are blind to see so other things around you and it is your fault that you have not looked at them; it is you who failed to grab the opportunity and come out as a team player and prove your worth.

The present generation is well equipped to tackle problems and enjoy life as they go.

The children of present days are technology savvy and they all know what is important for them to survive and succeed. This is a healthy sign that shows the world will be a better place one day.

Publication Date: 04-06-2013

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Dedication:
The younger generation that taught me to love life!