For the generation of young Europeans, the age of 30 might be the
same as 20 was for the older generations. Respectively, the advances in thinking
and longer life expectancy allow them to start at 30 what they parents had to
manage in their 20s.
Research proved that the Generation Y is
less family oriented and instead cares more about the 'self'': to get
education, to find a good job, to be famous and get recognition. On one hand,
it is a walk out on traditional values but on the other hand, it is enabled by
the period: open borders, opportunities to study and technology. Sometimes the
people are forced into this by their environment - house prices, problems with
returning to work after maternity leave, life expenses...therefore it is logical
that you aim to take care of yourself before you take over responsibility over
someone else. And naturally, you want to enjoy life if you have the
opportunity.
I mean that if you lead balanced life that
brings some meaningful progress, you do not have to feel sorry that you still
feel & live young at the age of 30. Of course, there are plenty of
people who waste their years on stupid things and wake up on their parents'
coach with no job or even reason to wake up in their thirties. The difference
is in experience and priorities - not age.
In the past, at least in my country, it
was expected that by 20 the person obtained everything they needed for life:
completed the education (only few people entered university), work (everyone
had to work and usually kept the place for life), social experience (they lived
within an isolated community and marriages were sometimes arranged). The life
was straightforward - one place to live, local economy, one partner for life.
The average life expectancy was shorter so that people had to hurry.
Nowadays, the world is different. Due to
opening, people are more open to new experience and some discovered that this
experience helps them to live better than just following the trends of their
parents. Actually, coming out of our comfort zone moves us forward.
Unfortunately, not everyone agrees. Some people thing that it is enough to have
what they parents had - but it does not have to be enough for their children. Population
is ageing and the gap between active workforce and pensioners is closing. Maybe
the people think that they will still have enough time after 30...
We live longer so that we can afford to
more time on education, travelling, relationships, work experience. The only
condition is that it moves us forward: we are smarter, more experienced and
more skilled than a year ago. We can settle down in thirties and still enjoy 35
productive years - thanks the pension reforms - with experience that will make it
really productive and happy.
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