Growing up

Posting after a longtime but the topic had been decided and partially completed a long time ago. The basic inspiration to write this post is an article that appeared in India Today a couple of weeks ago. I dont remember the name of the article but the gist of the article was that young people have become very fashion conscious and are trying to growup earlier than it is supposed to be. The aggravation of the author can be understood by a small incident which he/she recites about a 14 year old girl trying to get breast implants and the icing on the top of the whole idiocracy being that the kid was accompanied by her mom and the fact that this hasnt been an isolated incident and has actually become quite common. A model who joined up modeling at a age of 19 and can now be considered a veteran, is appalled by the current scenario of the fashion industry where 19 years is considered old in contrast to the time when her 19 years were considered very very less. After all this blabbering I finally arrive at the topic. Why are people trying to growup even before actually growing up??? For the people searching for a conclusion regarding the matter be prepared to be dissappointed as this post doesnt answer the question but rather adds more “?”’s to the already big question.

Do U the remember the first time U saw a bald headed old guy in a T-Shirt a pair of three fourths and laughed Ur ass off??? People miss out on a lot of things while growing up and tend to try to experience those in their latter days and thus become successful in embarrassing themselves. That seems like a logical thing to do even after considering the embarrassment. Not because of their age but due to the experience they have gained by being kicked around by life and realize the ramifications of their actions. On the other hand a 8 year old kid showing off her belly button with a stick-on tattoo on her non-existential hip and with her freshly manicured nails would be considered cute.

The current trend can be attributed to the parents to some extent and to peer pressure to some extent and to the glamour of show bizz to some extent. Teaching a kid to learn the value of money if fine but is it really necessary to teach him about stocks and the various cons of the trade??? Is it really necessary for a teenager to start being stingy??? No need to comment on peer pressure considering the fact that kids are impressionable and that fact that we are a bunch of sheep. And yeah showbizz, one of my favourite topics. Child artist in one movie and 3 years later a heroine in another (Hanishka in “Koi Mil Gaya” and “Desamuduru”).

1) A kid starts carrying a mobile to stay in contact with his maxim girl(kid) and his badass peeps of the neighbourhood. A teenager(under sixteen obviously) freaking out with his friends with a bottle of beer. A working bachelor trying really hard to accomplish his goals in his life with a 16 hr work schedule. A grumpy married guy harassing the neighbouring kids.

2) A kid grows up into a teenager and looks in a muddy playground and wonders if he would be allowed to jump into the muddy waters and splash around for a bit. A teenager grows up into a working man and wonders if he would be rejected by the society for running around girls. A married man prays for a single day where he would be allowed to just enjoy a beer and passout infront of the TV without being bothered by his wife of his responsibilities.

3) A kid plays in the muddy waters, returns with scars on his kneecaps. A teenager sneaking around to catch a movie with his girl or his peeps. A fresh graduate enjoying his first payday with a bottle of beer and wasting his breath on something ridiculousy stupid. A married man tutoring his kids after they have done with their daily rituals in the neighbourhood playground.

1) and 2) are just through different perspectives relative to time and 3) is a different scenario. While I still dont have a credible answer after all this blabbering, I have atleast been able to change the question to “Do U wanna be 1) and become 2) or would U rather take the 3rd option???”