Being an amatuer grown up

Do you still remember those times when all of us were still kids and we couldn't wait to become an adult? The idea of being an adult seemed like the best thing in the world solely because all of us thought that it meant being freed from the grip of our tyrants who goes by the name of our very own parents. We weren't aware that in reality, being an adult means more responsibility, and the biggest tyrant that lives in the modern capitalistic society is none other than money.

Take a look at those whose jobs are full-time travellers, of course I do feel envious towards their eye-opening, wonderful career opportunities, or choices rather, who wouldn't? Instead most of us are stuck to an office desk facing piles of documents or reports and typing on the keyboards like our lives depend on it.

One of the harshest truth that I learnt from entering the corporate world is that, in an organization, nobody is indispensable, and I think that particular "fact" also extends beyond the boundaries of an organization into the real world. And that's sad really if you come to think about it, there are many of us who work as hard as we can just because we want to be somebody, but the truth is, you may try to be someone important and you may also succeed in being someone important, but being important doesn't mean you're indispensable, ultimately, all of us will fall into the dark pit of oblivion, and that is definitely not a statement that came out from a pessimistic mind.

Being a relatively "amateur" adult in comparison to Gen X and baby boomers, it also means the whole "adult game" came to me like a big slap in the face telling me that the society is no playground, it's either you toughen up, keep your emotions far far away from your workstation or you get eaten raw and alive by others. Most of us have accepted the fact that capitalism is probably the one economic system that actually is "efficient", and in turn this "efficiency" turned the modern society into a cannibalistic slaughterhouse (metaphorically) decorated with buildings and skyscrapers.

Us Gen Ys are always bombarded with comments such as "You Gen Ys are... blaa.. blaa.. blaa" by our relatively more "senior" adults. I can't deny the fact that us Gen Ys are a bit more self-centered, you can already tell judging by the immense amount of selfies that we take, or the immense amount of Tweets and Facebook statuses that we post oh-so-frequently. Those who judge us may look at us as if we are behaving like a bunch of spoiled brats and attention seekers who are always searching for the easy way out in life. Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm simply accepting the stereotypes that we are always associated with, but that doesn't mean that we are worthless. As a matter of fact, all of us Gen Xs, Baby boomers and Gen Ys have to come to an agreement that the modern society is slowly pushing the word "productivity" into the dark corners and welcoming "efficiency" into the picture, it's no longer about how long and how hard you can work, it's all about how smart you work, it's all about how little time and effort to get things done without sacrificing the quality these days, and who else is better at this than the ever narcissistic, lazy, self-centered yet smart spoilt brats, that is the Gen Y?

My dearest sister once said to me, "the new thinking is no longer about selling your time and effort for money, it's about selling your work for money," 

So here's a toast to all the amateur adults, the misfits of the society who are trying to strike a balance between work and life by always seeking the easy way out, the bunch who embrace the "YOLO" attitude, and the bunch who aren't afraid of expressing themselves. May us build a better future than our seniors did.