Everynewgenerationisdifferentfromtheonethatprecededit.Todaythedifferenceisverymarkedindeed.
Oldpeoplearealwayssayingthattheyoungarenotwhattheywere.Thesamecommentismadefromgenerationtogenerationanditisalwaystrue.Ithasneverbeentruerthanitistoday.Theyoungarebettereducated.Theyhavealotmoremoneytospendandenjoymorefreedom.Theygrowupquicklyandarenotsodependentontheirparents.Theythinkmoreofthemselvesanddonotblindlyaccepttheideaoftheirelders.Eventswhichtheoldergenerationremembersvividlyarenothingmorethanpasthistory.
Justlookattheteenagegirlswhoscreamhystericallyoverthepopstarsandtheteenageboyswhocopythestarsandgrowtheirhairlongandarenolongerashamedofwearing"pretty"clothes,aresimplybreakingthroughthechinesetraditionalreserveandfearofshowingtheirfeelings.Whatismore,nowadaysmostboysandgirlsaregoodcompanionsandsomeofthemevenfallin"puppylove."Alotofolderpeoplesighandsay,"wedidnotusetodolikethis."
Doyouthinktheolderpeople'scriticismstemsfromjealousyjustbecausetheycouldnotordidnotbehaveinthesamewaywhentheywereyoung?