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Our Generation is Different, So Don’t Pay Attention to Gurus
Don’t copy your parents, invent your profession and most importantly, be yourself
As I grew, I wanted to be like my father. Most men do. Young boys often (unintentionally) copy their fathers’ behaviors, phrases, ideas and give them out as their own.
Copying our parents is how we all learn. Like ducks following the mother-duck to the other side of the road. It’s natural.
At some point though, you’ve got to realize that you’re not a little boy (or girl) anymore. You don’t have to copy your parents. The times are changing, the generations are switching and a new world is being created by people like you.
Realizing this soon will help you become who you want. Faster.
Don’t copy your parents.
If you’re twenty-something (like me), you’re building your life. You are creating yourself. You are still figuring stuff out. I guess it will take some more time, probably 5 or 10 years before we finally do.
And then, we’ll probably continue figuring out the little parts of ourselves all our lives.
But right now, you’ve grown up. You have your own set of ideals and values. Your friends may or may not share them…
