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Have you heard old people talking about "Kids these days"? My mom wanted to have an extensive conversation with me the other day about how disrespectful I am; how I talk back; and how my generation is going to have to learn the hard way beacuse we just think we are sooo grown.
Well, she might be right. In my mind, I have always been a CEO - even though my title says "intern." See, when you are little, if you have parents with good sense, they tell you to respect your elders. So you do....you look at older people with awe. When you were in middle school, you thought high schoolers were so cool; when you were in high school you thought college kids were GROWN! And you let adults talk to you however they pleased because you were a child.
But when you get older, the awe goes away. You realize that grown people are human too. Age does not exclude them from making mistakes, and life is a continual learning process for everybody. So yes, if you see your aunt or someone acting like an asshole, sometimes you might not be so inclined to treat her with the same respect you did when you were 7. By now, you have developed our own sense of right and wrong, and you afford respect accordingly. But older ppl don't see it this way. To them, age = authority. Ok...you keep on with that 1948 arithmetic.
Perhaps we do have a sense of entitlement. Like we can just skip the dues-paying part and start at the top. BUT DAMNIT, WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT UR BIZNISS U FEEL LIKE U DESERVE A SEAT AT THE BOARD ROOM TABLE JUST LIKE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS....I hate playing my part and being subservient to people who I know would be a lot better off if they just ask my opinion - or give me a chance to prove that I can run it!
Listen, there's a lot to be said for starting at the bottom and working your way up....but when you look at Soulja Boy and others, you see that you can blow yourself up. You can START at the TOP. That makes it hard to lay low and play your part....
And grown folks, just like you think we have a lot to learn; you have to learn something too. There are 21-year-olds with their own cars, houses, bills and jobs...people handling their responsibilities in such a way that makes them truly "grown," so wake up and pick your mouth off the floor when we talk to you the same way you talk to us. You want me to be an adult in some aspects, but other times you want me to stay in a child's place...That would be fine, if I were a child.
I may be younger, but you know what? There are some old fools out here,too...Mom says they deserve my respect. I'm not just out here shittin on ppl, don't get me wrong...but blind subservience to everyone born in decades previous to mine is NOT what's up. "Be seen and not heard" - type stuff? CHILE, PLEASE!
1 comment:
No doubt about it, kids these days are trifling. Some of them kill their parents, strangers and will rob you blind. Some kids don't deserve any respect because they don't give it. But with regards to your posting, I love the way you explain that when we are a child we have to stay in the place of child who is basically dependant upon others so you have to be respectful.
But in regards to Soulja Boy, he did not do a lot of hard work before he got to the top, but he just did not go the traditional route. He basically boosted himself as you said. Watching other people can teach you a lot which is why I admire some of the younger sets who are doing their thing legally. But just because you are great or because you have attained a certain point in life, you still need to be respectful even if you don't think the person deserves it. It has a lot to do with the individual. If a person is respectful they will give respect no matter how they are treated. Everything comes from within. SO if a person is disrespectful, it is because they are a rude person regardless. Great posting.
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