The Pleasure and Ache of Being a Millenial
This year, the last of the millennials are finally crossing the bridge into their 30s . And it makes me realize how time passes without notifying anybody. The world changes among us and within us without making loud noises. We, as a generation, witnessed multiple changes and shifts in the world. The modernization happened in front of us. From simple to complicated, no internet to social media , mobile phones to smartphones, dial-up connection to Wi-Fi; the world kept changing and left us no option but to adapt and upgrade. The world we grew up in doesn’t exist anymore. So we bite the bullet! Friendship meant making or getting cards and friendship belts, knocking on doors, landline calls with roaming charges. Saturday brought special TV shows, family outings, late-night movies and playing for longer hours in gardens with friends. We didn’t own wristwatches, we were told to come home when the sun goes down. Happiness simply meant potlucks in the garden, making lists of songs for mix ta...
