Millennials are a generation full of adults, young adults, and teenagers who are often described as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and uninformed. Although this may be the case for some millennials, it is a false generalization that needs to be abandoned.
It's extremely common to stumble across posts on social media sites where millennials bash on their own generation, claim they belong to a different generation or wish they were born in a different generation.
Personally, I am sick of seeing comments like this. Sure, there are some millennials out there who are lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and uninformed. But aren't there individuals like this from every generation? Each generation has something that makes them great, and something that makes them vulnerable to ridicule from the other generations. Stop focusing so much on the negative aspects of the millennial generation and think of all the great things that come with being a millennial.
If you're a millennial and you think that our generation is unfavorable or needs improvement, stop complaining and start doing. If you want to see change Min our generation, be the change you want to see. Work towards making it better. Wishing to have a certain lifestyle that other generations had or wanting to do things that other generations did isn't doing anything to help the generation you're living in now. Besides, if you want to live a certain way or do something differently, then just do it. Who's stopping you?
There's a time for everything, and millennials need to accept that. We can't sit around wishing we were from another time or born into a different generation and expect our generation to get any better. We have to accept the conditions we've been given, deal with it, and work with it.
Ultimately, the point is, if you're unhappy with the generation you're living in, be the positive difference this generation needs. Work for the change you want to see so badly. Contribute to the greater good. Stop complaining and start living. The time is now, and it will always be now. We can't live in the past or the future, so do what you can with what you have in the present, and take pride in the life you've been blessed with.
Stop wishing you were born in a different generation and embrace the one you can actually make a difference in.
