Gen Ys and MIllennials have no concept of the difference between the words “want” and “need.” I’m wondering if the current economic downturn will change that. My mother was a young woman during the Great Depression and throughout her life, want vs. need was always in the forefront. Yes, there were things she would like to have had, but the first words out of her mouth were, “I don’t need that.” Will the youth of today become more aware of the difference between what we need to survive, and what we want to make our lives more convenient? Will they learn to cook in order to save money, or will they continue the current path of stopping by the neighborhood bistro or drive up window?
Another of my Mother’s phrases was, “I’ll have to make do with . . .” Will the youth of today learn what make do is all about, or will they continue to believe they absolutely must have the latest in cell phones, the most current fashion, or whatever the next dank (their word for awesome) thing they see advertised on TV or on the Internet?
I would like to believe these young people will take a more realistic approach to life. Because they are the most socially conscious generation since the Silents, perhaps this period in their lives will be another lesson they take to heart and begin to share even more of the over abundance most of us have in our lives. Is that asking too much?
Linda S. Thompson
Life Path Solutions, Inc.
because life happens . . .
URL: www.LifePathSolutions.biz
Email: Linda@LifePathSolutions.biz
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