Realm of defiance

21st century was always supposed to be a century of change. A change from the hackneyed customs, tried and tested solutions and most importantly, that of the psyche which will constitute the better part of the evolving thought process. What transpired in the times bygone seem to be of little importance these days! We are lucky to have survived to witness the change - the rebellion which is still being conjured by inquisitive minds. It may sound a bit disparaging to the champions of orthodox thinking, but the truth is fast manifesting itself into a notion of the future. I am given to understand that such a change is never meant to look unprecedented, and thus, requires a free mind to arrange the disparate pieces into one. I for one, may have been bred on fundamentally diverse values, but will never shirk away from acknowledging the advent of a new conduct at my door steps.

To break free from shackles has always been an arduous task. And the whole problem takes an interesting dimension when you have to get rid of a huge monkey off your back. You might get regaled with queries bordering on the validity of the rationale behind bringing a change. You may have to ready yourself to face a few embarrassing questions on why you have decided to cling onto something conspicuously so idiotic! But the consummation of a path never tread before with a great resolve is the way forward for Gen-X. The ubiquitous presence of the carriers of a brand new message amongst us is reflective of the soon-to-be-understood writing on the wall. The daggers are already out and we don't even flinch a wee bit to flout the hitherto holier-than-thou rigmarole of morality . Fingers have been used constructively to define our future, to influence and kindle young minds and to give shape to our future. Of the bunch of those fingers adorning our adroit hands, the middle finger is out in all its resplendence to mock at the very virtues of a highly placed moral ground. Of all the myriad words which Cambridge takes a lot of pains to insert in their lexicons, "WTF" and "WTH" seem to be our favourite choices.

A whole new debate will rage on this developing oddity, but nobody doubts that it's here to stay. The seed has already been sown in our young minds and we are continuing to nurture it. Some boundaries were never supposed to be transgressed. But this generation had already rejected the mandatory compliance of having to "step into someone's shoes" long back. We begin our journey from where we want and not where we are supposed to! We are already gyrating through that change and a new set up is bound to evolve. Rather than trying to put barricades in the path of this juggernaut, we would do well to consider the importance of its arrival and respect all the harbingers of this change.

To hell with the plan, to hell with the clan

I am a man of my own principles, I say that with élan

Don't preach what I must do

because we don't like when you say - "you must do what we do"!