08.18.06
A generation too old.
Gone are the days when pocket money of 5 rupees made me feel like I could buy the world.Now unless you can plan 10/20 yeard ahead with what you have, you really aren’t there yet.
Gone are the days when news was a 8′o clock affair.Now news is telecast the whole day with really nothing to hear about.
Gone are the days when “lets meet” would mean visiting a friend’s house over some awesome home cooked meal.Now it is all about that swanky little place in town.
Gone are the days when you told your parents about love.Now parents tell you about the all important chemistry, age-no-bar attitude and assure you that sex-no-bar is also an acceptable concept.
Gone are the days when “I love you” meant just that.Now I find peole wondering why I do, and really what is it that I want out of it.
Gone are the days when I could be silly and pretend life never really hit me.Now I know, every action of mine is scrutinized and even judged.
Gone are the days when keeping in touch actually meant an occassional letter or postcard which a postman delivered.Now they are limited to e-communication.
Gone are the days when virginity was a virtue.Now losing it is the latest fashion.
Gone are the days when fights between friends,would only make the bond stronger.Now they turn into months of silence, with an unexplained awkwardness between them.
Gone are the days when fashion was for the rich.Now everyone is just a little short of their debut in Page 3.
Gone are the days when I was daddy’s little girl.Now I am an adult, a professional and a person who my father is very proud of.
Gone are the days when I thought if I was home, I was safe.Now I wonder if I am safe from anything, even me.
Gone are the days when I felt safe secure and grounded.Now I fight a constant battle.But is there any winning?
vikram said,
August 18, 2006 at 4:27 am
whoa! awesome post..
gone are the days i could blog whenever i wanted… now i can’t even remember my freakin’ password…
Thanu said,
August 18, 2006 at 4:48 am
There is nothing constant in this world other than change.
lol at viks
Duhita said,
August 18, 2006 at 6:15 am
Gone are the days….fullstop:(
Can’t even remember when was it last I got snail mail!!! Bills dont count!:(
Ford Prefect said,
August 18, 2006 at 10:26 am
Exactly … No more beging your parents for 5 lousy bucks , no more stealing money from your petrol allowance… no more hanging out at friends places where invariably they have Bhindi for dinner , no more wearing stupid red and whike checks with khaki pants to school , no more writing on those irritating blue envelopes which took a month to be delivered and that too always fell into her mothers hands …
Dont you just your life…
educatedunemployed said,
August 18, 2006 at 11:00 am
Vikram:
Start a new blog and tell me the password.:D:D:D:D
Thanu:
That is true.But I don’t want to be an adult no more.
Duhita:
So right girl.I even stopped getting bills as I had changed everything to e-billing.:(
Ford Prefect:
You give a child a uniform like that what do you expect??!!
You don’t like Bhindi :0 (that smiley means confused look)
Soumyadip said,
August 18, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Gone are the days when I didn’t know what a (strange?) person who likes to call herself ‘Educatedunemployed’ thought about. Now I do, through this blog.
Gangadhar said,
August 18, 2006 at 5:20 pm
interesting..
All of them ‘re nice observations…
If you’re in a bad situation, don’t worry it’ll change. If you’re in a good situation, don’t worry it’ll change.( a quote: author unknown)
take care
educatedunemployed said,
August 18, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Soumayadip:
I almost shudder to think what have you know/have gathered about me.:)
Gangadhar:
Yeah they are just some observations.I like the quote.Actually I almost live by it.
Sher-e-Jalandhar said,
August 18, 2006 at 7:45 pm
//Gone are the days when you told your parents about love.Now parents tell you about the all important chemistry, age-no-bar attitude and assure you that sex-no-bar is also an acceptable concept.
Is it????
educatedunemployed said,
August 18, 2006 at 7:58 pm
SEJ:
Isn’t it?You would be surprised at what parents are clued in to these days.I definitely am.
--Sunrise-- said,
August 18, 2006 at 11:00 pm
Gone are the days when fights between friends,would only make the bond stronger.Now they turn into months of silence, with an unexplained awkwardness between them.
- not at all. some things like the way friendship and love works change very little…
interesting thoughts… i take it you are just reflecting upon them and not actually complaining about them…
that is life, really. nothing lasts forever; time and tide waits for no (wo)man…
sharda said,
August 18, 2006 at 11:11 pm
Yes so well written.In this sense there are so many days gone which can never return.But the most close one to my heart is gone are those days when my Mom prepare hot tasty breakfast and keep calling ,”come to the table breakfast is getting cold,you’ll get late for school/college”.Oh I miss those days.
Now just prepare some crapy breakfast by yourself and no one to call to have it, or stay hungry it’s my choice.
Rita said,
August 19, 2006 at 12:13 am
“But is there any winning?” - Of course. This is a ‘winning post’!
It is so well thought and so well written. I can only thank you for putting down my feelings so beautifully!
educatedunemployed said,
August 19, 2006 at 12:15 am
Sunrise:
I am reflecting, rigthly said.No I am not complaining.
However, I do think our take on relationships changes over time.There was a time when I did not hesitate in telling my friends what was bothering me about them and in turn I would have expected the same degree of freedom in their speech and expression.In time I have learnt that no matter how close and how honest one would like to be, it isn’t always the best idea.As that always leads to some one getting hurt.We start making politically correct statements and when that superficiallity creeps in things change.A certain distance is created and that sense of security is lost forever.
educatedunemployed said,
August 19, 2006 at 12:17 am
Sharda:
I know, eating alone was something I had come to detest myself.Then began living by the net for me.I would chat while I would eat.Not the best idea but I always managed to find company.:)
Rita:
Heya, long time.Thanks.How have you been?
Abaniko said,
August 19, 2006 at 6:49 am
Times are changing and we are left with no other option but to go with the tide. How I wish life could be as simple as before. No frills.
Ubermensch said,
August 19, 2006 at 4:55 pm
liked this blog a lot.
scarecrow said,
August 19, 2006 at 8:38 pm
gone are the days when i never used to think of “gone days”
educatedunemployed said,
August 19, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Abaniko:
Life isn’t as simple as it used to be.I seem to have been left behind some place.
Ubermensch:
Thanks.
Scarecrow:
Oh well..I still do I guess.
Rohit Talwar said,
August 19, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Gone are the days when I was daddy’s little girl.Now I am an adult, a professional and a person who my father is very proud of.
Doesn’t THAT make you want to jump around and scream?! I wish I’d be able to make my folks feel the same way about me, someday.
dwaipayan said,
August 20, 2006 at 12:29 am
so many people said so much… change is inevitable but still we do think at times, sayad itne badle na hote…but then it’s all in the game..
you can’t help it, so enjoy life as it comes. and memories are there for caressesing at those times
educatedunemployed said,
August 20, 2006 at 3:41 pm
Rohit:
Since you wish it, I am sure you will work hard at it.Good luck.
Dwaipayan:
Apy said,
August 21, 2006 at 9:11 am
So true… Gone are those days when relations were simple… now things r so complicated……
--Sunrise-- said,
August 21, 2006 at 10:32 am
i don’t think so. maybe your relationship with those friends has changed over time, but i think it unfair to say that there is no longer that freedom with friends… people, relationships and ideas change… but when there is friendship, it is still the same more or less…
shama said,
August 27, 2006 at 11:39 pm
Gone are the days when fights between friends,would only make the bond stronger.Now they turn into months of silence, with an unexplained awkwardness between them.
I think it depends on the type of friendship that you share with someone. Sure you can be friends since you were kids and one mistake, it’s all gone. But then there are some friendships that are as close as ever even while going through various ups and downs.
Gone are the days when I could just pick up anything to eat. Now, I have to check those stupid calories (yeah I know, me weight conscious).
Grey Shades said,
August 30, 2006 at 6:04 pm
Tell me bout it! There are so many time I wish I could live in the bygone era…