Millennials, a name to describe those people born between 1980 and 2000. We are the Harry Potter generation, the generation to see marriage equality and sparking conversation about the LGBTQ community, and even if you don't personally agree with the laws passing or don't support the community in general, you must admit that we were a part of getting to see something unifying. We are getting to vote in one of the most controversial Presidential elections to date; it will be historic no matter who is elected. However, most millennials take credit for these life altering decisions without actually being a part of the conversation until the conversation became trendy. We just sit on our butts and wait to share something on Facebook, or retweet it on Twitter. This is one of the major problems with our generation, we are always following trends, waiting for trends to come to light, trying to start a trend. We don't stand up and start something just because we are passionate about it. If it is not a trend, that means we can't talk about it, which is a false mindset.
Rather than starting our own conversations to spark change, we wait for other people and piggy-back on their opinions. It is impossible for us to think for ourselves; we hide in our cell phones and wait for someone to tell us what to think. Wait for a viral video to spread around on our Facebook timelines. Constantly girls post about how "normal" girls act in comparison to you. But, newsflash, nothing is original anymore and some girls want to be the party girls, but others try to become the "not normal" girls. Why can't we all just be ourselves and not rely on others to dictate our actions? We don't have to follow the crowd and go with the flow, we should desire to stand out and stand different proud of what our individual personalities can contribute to our growing society.
Our generation is so capable. We could do so much. We have ample access to technology and transportation. We tend to be the most accepting generation, and we could really make racism go away if we try. We have so much ability to share our own ideals and get our opinions shared all over the world. In talking to other millennials, we want to show the world what we CAN do rather than the lazy and apathetic reputation that we are simply accepting. So get up! Do something! Show the world what our generation is capable of. Let's show the generations that gave us this technology and ability to be world changers that we are not just taking advantage of what they did for us, but that we are grateful and wish to excel further than they even thought we possibly could.
