Generation Gap

Old age is fifteen years older than I am

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

I had a birthday recently. I try not to make a fuss about my birthday; in fact, I get kind of embarassed when people wished me a Happy Birthday. It's not that I don't like my birthday, it's just that I feel the generation gap widening ever so slightly on my birthday. And at my age, with the people I am surrounded with, it might as well be a chasm, for what it's worth.

The fault is mine, I must admit. I am lousy at socialising, mainly because half the time I have no idea what they were saying. Maybe I'm just dense. But it's just me. My colleagues and friends, even my kids, I know they're speaking the same language as I am, but I have absolutely no idea what they were talking about. They might as well be speaking Martians for all I know. Make no mistake, I love them all dearly, but sometimes this generation gap is really frustrating. Oh well, that's what I get for getting old(-er)....sighhh

The younger generation must think I'm a dinosaur. That's what I thought of the older generation when I was their age. How difficult it was to get the elders to understand me. I thought they just didn't get what I was about. I was afraid to rebel out in the open, so I did the next best thing. I rebel in silence. But I guess it's true what they say, with age comes wisdom. I'm far from wise, but I have since learnt a few things, mellow out, taking things in my stride, for which I am grateful. Generation gap aside, I am glad that everybody has been very patient with me.

Until next time...