Arusha Farooq
Contemporary, our parents know the word “Facebook” because of coyness they feel in front of their children and the youth with their vigor and modern outlook, and elders with their old-fashioned ideas seem to stand at opposite poles. The opposite poles give birth to the gap, which is nothing but certain psychological and emotional gap between parents or elder people and the younger ones. Bulging generation gap creates misunderstanding and lack of attachment between the parents/elders and children.
This gap is the result of the fast paced development of the society. In earlier times two or three generations live in the same lifestyle and environments as the development was so slow. But today, nearest past is very much outdated and the world is more advanced each day. Parents do not even know many of the modern technologies and equipment’s their children use. They often come to clash with each other. The elders hold fast to the old values of life. The youth who have been brought up in the present age of rapid transformation do not understand the elder’s point of view.
The youth feels chocked if the old standards of conduct and behavior are forced down upon them. On the other hand, the elders stick to old traditions and customs. They fail to understand and appreciate that the wings of change are blowing everywhere and they must change accordingly. This gap becomes more visible when youth try to run forward and the elders try to pull them back.
So, the main reason for the generation gap is the lack of communication between parents and children. It is, therefore, of utmost importance for parents to lay down bridges of communication between themselves and their children from earliest days. From their busy schedule they (parents) should sacrifice their leisure time to participate in their children hobbies. The success of parenting lies in how effectively they avoid the generation gap or ignore the differences with kids.
However, on the other part youth have one thing more to realize. Of course! They have every right to reject what they consider to be useless. But by doing so they should not discard the truth.
With mutual faith and understanding, the old and the young will come. As we have witnessed many of our elders with Facebook profiles, youth should also pledge to overshadow this gap. So, the generation gap will be removed.
Generation Gap Fissure in Relations
