Now im certain that many a people
will have issues with this declaration, each wanting to prove me otherwise.. To
them I say, with the utmost respect, Go screw yourselves!!
I look back at the time when kids
used to hang out in packs. We had gangs, street wars and name calling. There
was planning involved, motivational speeches and gang leaders. This wasnt Call
of Duty, kids, it was survival of the fittest.. And our objective.. Simple..
Steal food from the delivery wala's cycle.
Cricket was the ultimate
timepass, and streets were deserted during one day matches. To hell with match
highlights, our post match discussions involved actually playing another game
in which each of our sixes was named, n no they wernt called DLF superdrive
(Barf!).
Talking of Games, we believed in
actually breaking a sweat, getting dirty and gaining a few bruises in the
process.. And no, the nintendo Wii, or the XBox 360 does not cut it.. Lazy
pricks..
The age of adventure is dead. No
longer do we see kids on the road, gangs of 'super-bikes', playing Christopher
Columbus, ahem.. 'discovering' new areas.
We didnt text, we didnt call.. If
we had something to talk, it was done face to face in each others houses,
sharing home made chappatis fresh from the pan. (Thank you Aunty!!)
Romance. Gone are the days of
Shakespeare where people killed themselves over miscommunication. Gone is the
longing of wanting to hear her sweet, lovely voice. Gone is the meaning of the
word distance. Today, its 'one paisa per minute', 'i texted you like 10 minues
back', and 'Why dont u check ur emails?'.. I mean.. Gimme a break!!
Seat belts.. Bah.. What a load of
crap!! A long drive meant having to jump all over the place within the car,
like we were rebdull driven rabbits or something.. And look.. We're still alive
n kicking to talk about it..
This is a pencil. This is a
casette tape. They are related. We know how. You dont.
N the most important of all, when
we messed up, and we did a LOT, we got beaten up black n blue. No, we didnt get
detention, we didnt get grounded, we didnt lose our pocket money, we got beaten
up! And although it sucked big time, we got to brag bout it and better yet, we
know the value of pain.
Hide n seek.. Coco.. Chor,
police.. Catch catch.. Kabaddi.. These are actual games..
The good ol days.. (Nostalgic
smiley face)
The kids of today..
An entire generation of
youngsters suffering from some form of ADD. For those who dont know, that
stands for Attention deficit disorder.
Think about it, when was the last
time u actually saw a complete movie without stopping / forwarding it halfway
through, read a book cover to cover, or even completed a conversation without
drifting off...
Focus!!
Facebook, a company that made billions,
making virtual zombies of the lot of us. Millions of hours are being spend on a
daily basis, yawning, maintaining a straight face, and goin 'LOL!!!' at every
second post.
LOL.. ROFL.. LMFAO.. Seriously??
I mean WTF!! Where are the words?
Youtube, billions of gigabytes
dedicated to videos whose sole purpose is to retain viewer attention for five
minutes, and no longer.
Color coded text books, so that
atleast the small people focus on the crap marked in red.
Smart phones, so you can be
chatting on the move.. Bump.. 'Ouch!!'
3G, so you can be chatting on the
move faster.. Bump.. 'Ouch!!' (Louder)
Blah Blah Blah.. etc..
Long story short.. You kids dont
know what it means to be.. Well.. Kids..
There exists a whole world out
there, beyond the confines of your apartment.. So get off your lazy asses.. Go
out there.. Piss a few people off.. Run away from the bigger kids.. Piss them
off again.. Keep running.. Have an adventure.. Make a few mistakes.. Drown that
cell phone.. Burn that video game.. Get dirty.. Tear some skin off those
knees.. Get dehydrated, drink water, get dehydrated again.. Know that football,
basketball, n cricket are games played not just on TV.. Romance.. Live it up..
Get into a fight for no reason.. Do something supremely stupid..
n Lastly.. For the love of God,
please inspire your parents to beat the living daylights out of you..
May you all have half the fun we
did, be able to look back at this time someday n make a statement that makes
your childhood worthy of being called.. Well.. Semi-awesome, atleast..
P.S. In the interest of full
disclosure, the only way that you kids have it better than us, is.. well.. No
exams.. lil Pricks!!
