The Travel Club is an association of independent, explorative and creative travelers from all over the world. We are dedicated to building and promoting travel culture on a global level. https://www.thetravelclub.org/tag/jonathan-reed 2026-01-14T13:03:29+01:00 The Travel Club Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2015-03-03T15:42:05+01:00 2015-03-03T15:42:05+01:00 https://www.thetravelclub.org/articles/traveloscope/681-the-lost-generation Nina Jovanovic

<p>I am part of a lost generation.<br />And I refuse to believe that<br />I can change the world.<br />I realize this may be a shock, but<br />"Happiness comes from within"<br />Is a lie, and<br />"Money will make me happy"<br />So in thirty years, I will tell my children<br />They are not the most important thing in my life.<br />My employer will know that<br />I have my priorities straight because<br />Work<br />Is more important than<br />Family<br />I tell you this:<br />Once upon a time<br />Families stayed together<br />But this will not be true in my era.<br />This is a quick fix society<br />Experts tell me<br />Thirty years from now, I will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of my divorce.<br />I do not concede that<br />I will live in a country of my own making.<br />In the future,<br />Environmental destruction will be the norm.<br />No longer can it be said that<br />My peers and I care about this Earth.<br />It will be evident that<br />My generation is apathetic and lethargic.<br />It is foolish to presume that<br />There is hope.<br />And all of this will come true unless we reverse it.</p> <p>—</p> <p><em>[hint: to "reverse it" means to read the poem backwards]</em></p>

<p>I am part of a lost generation.<br />And I refuse to believe that<br />I can change the world.<br />I realize this may be a shock, but<br />"Happiness comes from within"<br />Is a lie, and<br />"Money will make me happy"<br />So in thirty years, I will tell my children<br />They are not the most important thing in my life.<br />My employer will know that<br />I have my priorities straight because<br />Work<br />Is more important than<br />Family<br />I tell you this:<br />Once upon a time<br />Families stayed together<br />But this will not be true in my era.<br />This is a quick fix society<br />Experts tell me<br />Thirty years from now, I will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of my divorce.<br />I do not concede that<br />I will live in a country of my own making.<br />In the future,<br />Environmental destruction will be the norm.<br />No longer can it be said that<br />My peers and I care about this Earth.<br />It will be evident that<br />My generation is apathetic and lethargic.<br />It is foolish to presume that<br />There is hope.<br />And all of this will come true unless we reverse it.</p> <p>—</p> <p><em>[hint: to "reverse it" means to read the poem backwards]</em></p>