Old days our ancestors used to communicate using sign language. Historians have found out wall painting in many civilizations and have discussed about usage of sign languages. We humans evolved, grew and became intelligent so started speaking, reading and writing when languages were born. Or perhaps the signs were difficult to remember over a period of time, thus language was born. We have evolved. With time, a lot of developments have happened. Now we communicate across the globe.
Development happens in cycles, so now after so much of development we have again started speaking in sign language. We call this sign language – smiley. Many a times one has to refer to the ‘dictionary’ to understand what is the meaning of that smiley. Specially that is the case with older generation (I am a part of that). Millennials are different species – well that is how media, marketeer and many people think. Millennials understand these sign language with ease. Though as per definition I should be part of millennials but I dont understand the sign language.
yes I can understand. In fact I've to search which emoji to use to express emotion to youngsters.
Because there are too many— Everyone's health your/my responsibility (@krdpravin) June 14, 2016
Many studies state that Millennials are different compared to the older counterparts. I am of the opinion that every generation is more evolved compared to previous one. Generation of my parents were busy settling down. My generation is little adventurous, millennials are freer, more connected and apparently they have more concerns for society.
There are many studies on Millennials, because they are going to be the biggest spender & biggest target audience for marketeers. Some studies say that Millennials are more concerned about environment, more connected, driven by sharing, more inclined towards social justice & balance and are more spiritual than religious One study. Now organizations also care for CSR, however shallow that could be. Hopefully this will be true one day – let them fake CSR until they make it. I am sure millennials will make this transition sincere with time.
When I read about millennials I thought in another direction. Sheer size of this generation is making us note these characteristics. Of course these are key traits of this generation, but still the sheer volume is making us notice this. There must have been people in previous generation who had similar thoughts but the numbers, perhaps the ability to measure was less at that time. There are very contrary analysis also done – Millennials less spiritual and less religious too, Millennials less religious but more spiritual either these are really contrary findings or it has been the norm for generations; earlier it was not measured now it is.
Yuga – Sadhguru. Isha Yoga
According to Indian philosophy, the generations evolve, this happens in a cyclic fashion. Yes perhaps therefore we are moving towards spirituality now. I came across an interesting video by Sadhguru on this same thought, the video is not available now but the article is, read it here.
If I try to connect the dots of what Sadhguru said and that of characteristics displayed by the millennials, we are likely to see a more interconnected society and more compassion and empathetic time to come. Wish my this prediction comes out to be true and terrorism stops, not by guns perhaps by the power of interdependence.
This was last weeks title for LBC, unfortunately I could not write last week as I had two sessions on IPR – one for faculty development and one for startups those two sessions took precedence over my weekly commitments. So I missed writing. Read other’s who write on LBC here – Rummuser, Shackman.
4 Comments
rummuser · July 11, 2016 at 7:53 pm
Being a millennial yourself, your take on the subject is vastly different from mine and Shackman’s. It is fascinating nevertheless and I enjoyed reading your post.
KRD Pravin · July 18, 2016 at 12:08 pm
Thank you so much uncleji. I think I am out of place for my generation and this is true for many more in my generation that even studies are finding that millennials are more spiritual!
shackman · July 16, 2016 at 1:26 am
I do not necessarily degree each generation is more evolved than its predecessors but they typically are different – millennials being the most self-centered population produced IMHO. And perhaps in India the millennials are moving toward spirituality – here i the USA unless that involves worship of the dollar i also have to disagree. I really enjoy the depth and effort you offer in your posts.
KRD Pravin · July 18, 2016 at 12:07 pm
Thank you so much sir for your comment.
I have been reading about millennials purely for marketing communication perspective. Repeatedly I got this message – “They are different”. My belief is probably they are different, every generation is different from the previous one. But millennials are considered so much more by businesses because they are going to be the spenders in coming time. Everything has to be done as per what they would like.
Few studies suggest they are more spiritual and less religious. But I think every generation had that kind of people, perhaps this time the quantum is huge.
Actually, I think money is a necessary thing, until you have it you wont realize the worthlessness of it. Money cant buy you an extra breath (perhaps on your ventilators it can but not real one). So I am also running behind it until I have the firsthand experience 🙂 Ramana uncleji can bring more insights on these thoughts, he is far more evolved than I am.