Okay now that the 20-12-2012 has passed and we are pretty
much alive – I guess it is safe to assume that the world will move on – that
there will be a generation next. And
while that is good news – here is a list of things that keeps popping in my
mind that the next generation will never experience-
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Like, for example, will they ever know that there
once existed a world without facebook -(and people still formed friendships.)
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Or, will they ever get that heady rush from the magical
swirl of – fuck-fuck-fuck-fuck Shaktiman.
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Or, will the present Hollywood watching- fata-fat English speaking generation
ever understand what a thrill it used to be as an eight year old to watch Jurassic
park in hindi?
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When the whole family would sacrifice their
privacy to sleep in the AC wala room---
Present day kids can’t imagine such a time.
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Will this Digital camera holding
generation ever realise the value every single photograph had on a roll of 36
photographs in total?
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Will they ever be able to wrap their heads
around the fact that there was a time when Mc Donald’s used to be such a big
deal that when relatives from big cities came visiting, they used to bring Mc
Donald’s burgers as souvenirs of love.
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Will they ever know what girls look like without
re-bonding?
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Will they ever be able to say that they have had
Maggie at 4 bucks a packet?
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Will they ever realise what a thrill it used to
be the first one to pick up the ringing landline- that leap of
joy from across the room to be the first one to answer the call- no, the
present android generation will never know!
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That there was a time when not everyone from an
8 year old to a dhobi could afford a
cellphone and yet somehow everyone stayed connected.
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That we had to rent movies- downloading wasn’t
an option.
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They won’t know what it was like to step into a
new century.,, the whole Y2K mania.
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Will they ever know that brazil lalalalalala used to be the national song at every second wedding. Vengaboys wouldn't have been this popular in Brazil, i bet.
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Again- I doubt- if they’d know what a relief it
was to step from the local talkies (where I have actually seen people bringing their own chairs) to multiplexes.
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Lastly- will they ever know that from a good
internet connection to someone’s affection- we took nothing for granted- we
valued stuff and from our room to our popcorn - we didn't mind sharing.
