The Expressive Generation

Its a rainy saturday afternoon. As i look outside my window im gripped by this impulse to shop. Who knows when the world might come to an end. So off i leave for my neighbourhood mall.

I find most of the shops have a sales offer but the stocks are no good. I scout around some more shops but nothing appeals. Finally i head towards the eateria. Thats when i realized althrough my time at the mall i have been surrounded only by Young Adults.

As i looked around i saw the mall was full of young men who were cheking out every babe around. No woman was spared coz there were some middle aged desperados too. I found one walking right in front of me who expected me to make eye contact & follow him too. But honey, i got better tastes.. nonetheless all this was harmless admiration. A treat to the sore eye.

I love shopping malls They provide a wonderful ground to observe people. My attention was caught by this 13 year old young lady wearing a stiletto heel. The awkwardness was evident. She seemed to be having a hard time maintaining her balance. I saw her wince at times. For whom did she want to pull off this stunt was beyond my comprehension? or was she trying to attract someone?

As i move towards the escalator i found this young boy and girl walking right ahead of me. The girl was wearing a top. But more than her top it were the straps of her innerwear that got my eyeballs. I admire the fashion statement of these youngsters. I was shaken out of my admiration when suddenly this guy puts his hand around the girl's waist and tried to caress her. I was dumbfounded. They were what 14-15 year olds. I bet the guy wouldn't even have touched his first shaving kit. What were we experimenting with?

I have nothing against this younger generation. Infact i feel glad at times that India has finally come out of the closet. But what scares me is i couldn't identify with a generation that was just 10 years behind me. Even we crossed that age but... May be this is how it is.

If I have had as much exposure like this generation, would i have been like them? I wonder. Exposure is power and with it comes the freedom to express oneself better. Every generation has been able to make better choices for themselves than their predecessors. All i want to see is what decision this new generation youngistan makes for itself or has it already been made?