I grabbed this from my friend, Chai's Facebook status!
3
stages of life:
Teens - you have all the time and energy, but no
money....
Workers - you have the money and energy, but no
time....
Elders - you have the time and money , but no
energy....
Lesson: Enjoy life and all the things you have
at the moment because you can't have everything all at once...
I do agree this happens with people from "my batch". I may say I am a Gen Xer! We still sort of prioritize our work and find it so hard to leave. Generally, we focus more on saving for the rainy days!
From Wikipedia:
Generation X (also
known as the 13th Generation and the Baby Busters) is the generation
generally defined as those born after the baby boom ended,
from 1965 to 1981. The term generally includes people born during all or
part of the 1960s: According to Strauss-Howe
generational theory, 1961 is the starting point, though other
sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, consider
it to have started in the mid-1960s. It ends in late 1970s to early 1980s,
usually not later than 1981 or 1982. The term has also been used in
different times and places for a number of different subcultures or countercultures since
the 1950s.
From:http://legalcareers.about.com/od/practicetips/a/GenerationX.htm
Members
of Generation X work to live rather than live to work. They appreciate fun in
the workplace and espouse a work hard/play hard mentality.
However, the younger generation have a more confident, social, passionate character and very updated with the world and they often express and celebrate the here and now!
From Wikipedia:
Generation Y, the
Millennial Generation (or Millennials), Generation Next, Net Generation, Echo Boomers, describes the generation
following Generation X from probably 1981 to 1999. As there are no precise
dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, commentators have
used birth dates ranging somewhere from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s
(decade). Experts differ on the start date of Generation Y. William Strauss and Neil Howe use
the start year as 1982, and end years around the turn of the millennium, while others use start years that are earlier or later than
1982, and end years in the mid-1990s. One segment of this age-group has
often been called the “eighties babies” generation, in reference to the fact
that they were born between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1989.
From: http://suite101.com/article/generation-y-a89376
It is a
generation of strong-willed, passionate, and optimistic youth. They have great
expectations and are known for expecting (and demanding) to get what they want.
They
have grown up engaging with the Internet. This had led to their expectation of
being able to obtain information at exceedingly rapid speeds.
Somehow, the Generation Y really try to find the time to be able to enjoy whatever money they have while they have all the energy!
I have noted, though, that the Gen Xers, however, have also appreciated enjoying life and taking time while they have the energy and so, we notice many of our friends have included travel as part of their schedules.
Well, it helps a lot that airlines have become more competitive and give lots of promo fares and accessibility to neighboring places, like through good roads and the nautical highway have also made roadtrips more attractive and easy to do.
I guess the point still goes back to:
Lesson: Enjoy life and all the things you have at the moment because you can't have everything all at once!!!
