by postbox74

Lost Generation

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Ever felt life buzzing past you, everything happening all at once and the frustrating realization that you could never catch all of it even if you tried? It takes a while to recognize that there’s a generation going by, to feel the universe rush by you in a flash, to absorb that in the midst of surging behind the adrenaline that is life, we walk away so far from a legion of things. A little far from traditionalism, farther from conservative mindset and a lot farther from narrow beliefs. But we also run away from identity, empathy, humanity and things without which these heavy words would never speak sense. From the right and wrong, the good and bad and from time and truth. We shy away from the grey areas, areas where a human should reside. I’ve often thought about being content. At some point, I even believed that I found Nirvana but then a thought hit me with realization – you don’t achieve Nirvana until you die. I think we forget that we’re humans after all and to us, satisfaction doesn’t come easy. But have you ever known that feeling? The one where you feel like you just woke up, like you’ve had your senses numbed to the point where you were a mere walking frame of flesh and it’s only now that a fire has been lodged in your heart? Have you felt that warmth one feels after accomplishing something, like you’re not idle anymore and you’re feeling something because you got yourself together? That’s when it feels like inching towards Nirvana and away from rusty barriers that constrict a human from reaching their potential.

A generation passed, decisions taken, things done and then there’s no going back. They won’t stain the papers, they’ll stain minds.
This generation going by is one we’ll never see again. One that will stay on magazines and newspapers and our memories. A generation passed, decisions taken, things done and then there’s no going back. They won’t stain the papers, they’ll stain minds. Then why don’t we make it a proud history for everyone’s sake? Now that we are here and making a progress towards making progress, why lay boulders in our way because the society wants us to? Why do we keep going back? We’re walking away from unprogressive constrictions, aren’t we? Or are we just walking on a treadmill? We keep losing bits of ourselves but never reach our destination. And maybe the urge to see people below us stems from the fact that we need a thousand other discontent people to feel complete in ourselves, to achieve “Nirvana”. But we keep ourselves shadowed from the fact that the only thing the thousand people need to do is to break the pedestal we stand on. And so, it all comes down to chasing and achieving Nirvana again. It comes down to being content to make a progress. And true Nirvana is far from material. It’s the knowledge of everything we leave behind while racing with life. So hey, there’s a generation going by. Why not make it the start of coolest everything?

– Sheetal Pandey (2ENGH).

Featured model: Farheen Mehmood (2ENGH).

Video and angle placement credits: Vasundhara Jhobta, Trishna Mazumder, Gargi Gohain and Rimjhim Chhabra (2ENGH).

Featured image shot by: Shivangi Lahiri (2ENGH).

123 thoughts on “Lost Generation”

  1. This blog is really nice and inspiring although I did not read even a single word, nor did I read the title. But, because I was asked to like, comment and share this so as a compulsion I have to comment. Also, I get to flaunt my grammer, so yea, whatever. The one who asked me to comment is Vasundhara Jhobta, so thank her :). Lots of love

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  10. It’s so beautiful a piece! One forgets to read individual letters and words and sentences, with the grammar binding them; I just flowed on and on in the fabulous orchard of ideas embellished with pretty language… A great read. Keep it up, and am waiting for more.

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  15. Well said, beautifully explained. I really agree that, yes generation is walking away from everything to gain something. Allways trying hard to be satisfied . Go ahead,
    Encourage others to think. Waiting for more.

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  16. Very thoughtful…a generation is passing by…many things you see today is gone tomorrow and many which you haven’t see yet are yet to be discovered…

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