The Fallacy of Our Generation...

The more and more I seem to face life the more I come to realize that there is a belief, a reasoning of logic, which in my mind and opinion doesn't fit... So "that thing," I call the, "Fallacy of our Generation." So what is "it"...

I'll start with the evidence I see day to day...

I am a college student, and in every class I attend, information is fed to me like I'm in kindergarten. Which everyone seems to accept quite happily, that is until the professors start asking questions like, "what do you think?" or "can you please explain in your OWN words what this means to you?" One such professor is my chemistry professor, who teaches in a slightly different style which requires students to actually think, and try to find solutions on their own, and every time I leave the classroom I hear students complaining, "why can't he just tell us what we need to study?" or "why doesn't he just teach us instead of asking us to give input? I mean, this is college, we're not actually supposed to participate!" How long has information been just a click away that we have lost all sense of searching for the missing puzzle piece? I mean, what happens when one of these students goes far enough into their field of education that there aren't straight answers, or perhaps any answer at all.

Another example, different setting...

Work... work is and will always be a part of our lives, and it's essential that we know how to do our work effectively and efficiently. But to do this we have to figure out the best way to carry out our jobs. Now, how many jobs have you had where you show up and there is someone waiting for you to "train" you on all the things you need to do and how to do them? If you've had one of these jobs which I'm all sure we have, than it probably didn't pay very well. Why? Because the thinking had already been done for you! Now, imagine yourself showing up to a job and there is a person there waiting for you with a list of things to do. You take it. Read it. And the only thing that it has written on it is, "turn this company around, we're counting on you." What are you going to do! Where are you going to start? Where are all the statistics and facts of what needs to be done! Where's the textbook? What internet site do I go to for help?

Have I proved my point?

The Fallacy Of Our Generation... is that we don't "think" for ourselves...it is the mentality, the thinking, the mindset that everything should just be fed to us...that the generations and generations of our ancestors who had the ability to "look up" and dream and bring about a better life is just a base so that we can look at "the view" and say, "...well that's nice..." We as a generation have been fed knowledge...understanding...and wisdom of ages...and have in turn lost the ability to "conceptualize" to "problem solve" and to "think!"

So I ask you... What are you doing to move forward? Or are you happy living in the world how it is now?