The other night, i was talking to my Dad. We were discussing the current events. I asked him what he thinks about the recent bomb blasts, recent kashmir violence, or the Nadigram issue, or the teenager’s murder mystery in Delhi or things in general.
He replied..
Well..let me think a minute..
I was born before the age of television..let alone computers and mobile phones..
Hardware was found in hardware store
and nobody had heard of software
I remember going to college miles away from my place on a bicycle..
I remember sending one mail to my parents in months to tell them that i was fine and the exams went well..
I remember how getting 1st division was the biggest achievement for any young boy or girl..
Your Mom and me got married first and then started living together..
Every family had a Grandfather and a Grandmother..
And everyone wanted their kid to be a graduate
And all elders were called “Ji” without fail
Sundays were set aside for going to temples,
Meeting everyone in the neighborhood and inviting people for lunch at home..
Going to the museum or to the Zoo with the family
Neighborhood tailor made the best cloths and Armani & Varsace was latin and french to us
I lived in an era where people didn’t know about gay rights,
Speed dating was unheard of and nobody knew about “pills”
Nobody spoke of sex education in school and Aids meant helpers
We never heard of ipods, FM radio or multiple CD changers
We spoke about the British Invasion of American Music with the arrival of Beatles
And the magic of Elvis Presley being compared to that of Kishore kumar
And i dont even remember seeing a kid blowing his brains out along with others,
listening to to some form of music called rap
A woman was naturally beautiful
and nobody even thought of surgery
Men never had Viagra and had to depend on hot milk
And yes..we were the last generation to believe
that one needs to get married to have babies..
No wonder i feel out of place in this world
And you guys think I’m confused
And then you coin the term generation gap
And i feel I’ve come from Moon
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