Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Kids these Days Context
When the postman arrives with a delivery, I don’t typically get in a conversation, and today was different as we ventured into a “kids these days” discussion. Because I’m working from home, and the postie’s, time is valuable too.
The conversation started when he noted the parcel he was dropping off was a cassette player. He commented he needed to get one to play his favourite cassettes. My reply was that this cassette player would – apparently – copy my tapes directly to USB and MP3 format without needing a computer. I want to do this before the cassettes deteriorate, and I’ll never be able to listen to them.
The topic of age arose, and the postie playfully lamented that “kids these days wouldn’t know a cassette or a cassette player”. After discussing modern technology and the native digital users, we said goodbye after a few moments.
When one of my godchildren, Jack, showed up for a seasonal part-time job he was one of a few that showed up. Jack said that four others didn’t show up for their first day of work. What followed was Jack, who’s still only 21, uttering the phrase, “I don’t know what it is with kids these days … “. My husband and I almost fell over laughing. He’s talking like he’s 50. Hehehe.
Today's Cards
The Cards - Kids these Days Analysis
Carryover Cards
One card carried over from yesterday; Flowering moved from Others’ Views to Now.
Cross
The Rebel in the Distant Past is about taking an independent stance over your own decisions. One of the things related to today’s topic is I had hoped to not use the line “kids these days”.
Unless it was a legitimate use, it’s difficult not to use the phrase, but using the words not only makes you sound older, but we are programming our psyche to be older. From there, the body begins to act on those thoughts, and we age before our time. I’m unaware of what I think aging is, but I’m positive that saying “kids these days” is one of the phrases to avoid when you’re 21.
Aging is partly Conditioning, and in this instance, I’m talking about societal expectations of what “old” people do. Thanks to the Baby Boomers who were teens in the 1960s, old doesn’t mean a lack of dynamism. One of my favourite ads (which I can’t find on the internet) was a 70-year-old man dropped off to do heli-skiing with some snowboarders.
The man was heli-skiing/ snowboarding on challenging terrain regardless of the product. Now that’s what old should be like! So, in the Recent Past, I’ve altered my Conditioning.
That recent change brought about the Flowering; others saw yesterday, but I’m experiencing Now. It was possibly influenced by Slowing Down.
When you’re breaking with tradition, you need to do some Letting Go, the Goal.
Consequently, when you break the bonds of society or shift away from the norm, you can make yourself The Outsider (Future Energy). 😁
Base
While I’m Flowering, I’m Feeling Stressed. (Okay, I’m going to confess, I’m not sure what the context of this has to do with my day because I’m not Feeling Stressed. Hey, the cards can’t always be right). Making changes to break Conditioning can cause some Stress.
Experiencing is what Others’ Views are of me and my situation. All I can add is that Stress and perhaps Experiencing are related to everyday work problems. Eh.
Wow! Okay. Completion in the Hopes & Fears position echoes the other cards like Letting Go, The Outsider and The Rebel. Perhaps, my hope of avoiding saying “kids these days” is an unusual position to take because it’s so natural a phrase people aren’t aware they are saying it? Recognising the decision to take that stance is Completion, and its fear is lingering consequences.
Finally, the Outcome has Abundance, and the Letting Go is worth the break from tradition. I mean, what about “kids these days” 🤔.
References
- Osho, Osho Zen Tarot – The Transcendental Game of Zen, St Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-11733-7
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