The Millennials

I am part of a generation of potential. We are different from any other generation before us. We embrace causes and faith. We are relationship-oriented and stick together. We are driven and passionate. Unafraid of change, we rather anticipate it eagerly and with welcoming arms. Yes, we are locked and loaded, poised and ready to take over the world.

And I am scared to death. Because with all of our potential, we face far greater threats toward internal destruction than any previous generation. While we accept faith and gaze upon it with our open and admiring eye, very few of us actually find ourselves living by it. No, we are, in fact, as much our own god as the generation before us was theirs. And much talk of faith neither begs nor receives much from God.

Our relationships, though they provide a strength in unity, also present a proneness to the herd mentallity, being controlled by peer pressure rather than principle. While we are driven and passionate, much of that passion is wasted on the frivolity of movies and weekend parties.

What are our goals? What plans? Though we do have dreams-- big ones-- we see little need for goals and plans; we are seekers and explorers-- not settlers. We are living in a world of rapidly increasing opportunities in areas of travel and communication and the millennials are not a generation to sit still.

Our generation at its worst is unstable and faced with vicious and constant moral temptations. At its best it is dynamic, driven, well-equipped, and less self-focused than the generation before it. Many uncertainties remain for now, but with eyes open and arms extended to embrace monumental changes in everything from technology to politics to economics, this generation could change this downward-spiraling world it is about to take over. For the good.