New versus Old Generation

During a conference on the differences between generations - a smug and arrogant student took the time to explain to an older gentleman why the older generation can't understand the new generation.

"You grew up in a different world, actually almost primitive," 

he said in a loud, arrogant voice - loud enough to be heard about.

"Young people today grew up with television, internet, cell phones, jet planes, and space travel.
Our space probes have visited Mars.
We have electric and hydrogen cars - ships with nuclear power - computers with a processing speed of light, and many more such things.
Did you have any of these when you were growing up?"

The old man calmly responded by saying:
"You're right, my son - we did not have any of those things when we were young .....
So we invented all these things!"

"Now tell me! you, arrogant son of a....,
While enjoying all these things that we invented...
What are you doing for the next generation?"
                                                          (By Unknown writer)

I read the above story somewhere on the internet and thought this example might be true in every field of life. 

Not only in inventing new technologies and gadgets for luxury or appliances for convenience – but it might also apply to the teachers and leaders of social, political and religious, or spiritual organizations.

We enjoy the theories and philosophies of life that the older generations discovered after years of hard work in thinking, researching, and developing their ideologies.
They left their lifelong experiences in the form of literature and Scriptures for us - for the newer generation.
They discovered the path and paved it for us - and left directions and instructions so we may reach the destination without obstacles.

We often talk about their accomplishments and sometimes their faults as well. 
Some validate their concepts with reverence.
Some question - not only their perceptions but their integrity as well. Some may even make fun of them.

But nevertheless – the older generation did what they could - and they left their work - their inventions and discoveries for us to enjoy - and to enhance them further. 

So that we can pick up from where they left off and improve them.

Now – the question is - what are we doing?
For ourselves and for the next generation?
                                        ' Rajan Sachdeva '