Iron Fist

She was talking as if I was the only misfit in her life. For a long time now, I am already used to her endless ranting of how I should be the perfect person that she wants me to be. But I just can't be the person that she really wanted and I guess that disappointed her. When I was young, she would tend to compare me to those kids who achieved more than I could; her family tends to do that to "inspire" me to do better; however, it just wouldn't take its desired effect on me. Don't ask me why, it just wouldn't. When I was at the height of my rebellious stage, we used to fight a lot and it’s funny because it would usually start with a nag over cluttered things and curfew violations, too little things to make a big deal out of.

I don’t know how things were back in her time but, judging from the things that she tells and shows me; I like this era more than that of which she was born and raised and I would give up my life (literally) just to stay in my generation for reasons too many to mention. Families like the one that she has still embody the traditions of the "old" world. It isn't really bad once you're used to it and you'll learn a lot form it. I mean, a culture defines a person but I guess traditions and practices should fit into the kind of world that we are into right now. As they say, change is the only constant thing; so why not adapt to the changes that time brings instead of walking backwards? There are a lot of ways on how one should approach the youth of today without hurting, humiliating, provoking or outraging them (that is if you are only patient enough to find creative ways and that is if you'd go out of the box to figure them out). But I guess old habits are hard to break and I just cannot do something about it.

Some say; what you hated when you were a kid will be your practice when you're already a parent. If this is true, then I wouldn't want to become a parent someday. I hated the "Iron Fist" rule that the oldies practice. It imprisons, oppresses and discourages a person. In some instances, it hardens a person's heart, depresses a beautiful spirit, plants revenge, nourishes hatred and changes a personality. However, in most commendable cases; it cultivates a person, refines her virtues and implants principles making her a better individual. But c'mon! The youth of today is different. By that I mean the youth of today has a voice that you should and must hear. It is louder than a boom box and I just couldn't get the reason why you cannot hear it. If you are frustrated to the kind of youngsters that the world has today, it is twice as frustrating to us that you do not use your wisdom and years of experience to understand us! We seem to be a complex mathematical equation at first glance but when you look at it closely, we're just a simple problem you can solve with just a simple addition or subtraction.

What we are now, we owe it to you. So please do not blame us for our flaws and oddities! All of these have something to do with what you have said, shown and did when we were young. What we are now are reflections of your examples. And do you know what we really need? I hope you do but in case you don't, it’s never too late to see the things in our point of view and put your feet in our shoes.