We are the next Generation.....

We are the next generation, and we shall be the next generation (someday) to pass on what it means to be the "next generation"! Isn't this the point of survival as mandated by scientist. Ensure the survival of your species. Wow...starting to feel like an animal or a item. Yeah, but it is true. After talking to a friend, a much younger friend, I realize that we must pass on our beliefs and ideals to ensure that they are able to survive and do the same to the following generation.

I had a conversation with my brother, and he spoke about how the younger guys playing ball at his gym didn't listen. He said that many of them only kept good grades to play ball and that their skill level wasn't the greatest. I told him that I believe this new generation is clearly influenced by obvious and direct incentive. If you want them to comply or listen, you have to show them immediate incentives. Our generation operated with more patience and we were able to wait for results and or prizes. This generation won't move, unless they know the result or whats in it for them....ideals not included.

Makes you think. How do you pass good insight on to these kids? How do you get them to listen? I say keep the message the same and proceed. Generations to come and those closely linked to ours, must know and understand that not all results come immediately and definitely, not all rewards come immediately. Don't expect anything extra (if it comes...fine) and work for the sake of working. Learn for the sake of learning. Most important, value life, others and values....these are the only things that really matter. Its easy to get lost in things and stuff...but one day you will have to pass on something to the following generation and it won't be things. It will be values. They say every generation is 20 years. Times have sped up and it needs to be every 10 years.

So, I offer to you and those of you who will begin to speak to those in the next generation. Offer them love, compassion and wisdom. Let them know that permanence does not exist for humans. Let them know that giving is cool, sharing is cool and being cool is in personality, not stuff. Let them know that hard work is not an option and that it builds character. Sure, we don't have card catalogs anymore and typewriters have been replaced by laptops, but dictionaries and google do not replace the need to deal with literature as hard copy. My young friend said, that memorizing facts was the way we learned and that this new generation doesn't need to know anything, all they have to do is Google. I laughed. So, un-true. For values like commitment, love, respect, integrity, friendship, self respect and esteem are just a few of the items that need to be learned, expounded on and saved in the files of ones heart. You can't Google that. Don't fight this either, or someone may play you with your obsession to have without working, to desire without first observing and analyzing your real needs.

Don't get caught up....your day for giving back is soon. Google not included. Come from the heart. Have a great weekend.