Everynewgenerationisdifferentfromtheonethatprecededit.Todaythedifferenceisverymarkedindeed.
Oldpeoplearealwayssayingthattheyoungarenotwhattheywere.Thesamecommentismadefromgenerationtogenerationanditisalwaystrue.Ithasneverbeentruerthanitistoday.Theyoungarebettereducated.Theyhavealotmoremoneytospendandenjoymorefreedom.Theygrowupquicklyandarenotsodependentontheirparents.Theythinkmoreofthemselvesanddonotblindlyaccepttheideaoftheirelders.Evenwhichtheoldergenerationremembersvividlyarenothingmorethanpasthistory.
Justlookattheteenagegirlswhoscreamhystericallyoverthepopstarsandtheteenageboyswhocopythestarsandgrowtheirhairlongandarenolongerashamedofwearing“pretty”clothes,aresimplybreakingthroughtheChinesetraditionalreserveandfearofshowingtheirfeelings.whatismore,nowadaysmostboysandgirlsaregoodcompanionsandsomeofthemevenfallin“puppylove.”alotofolderpeoplesighandsay,“wedidnotusetodolikethis.”
Doyouthinktheolderpeople’scriticismstemsfromjealousyjustbecausetheycouldnotordidnotbehaveinthesamewaywhentheywereyoung?