Chapter 9 6. Everything is small

MM: I think you are overwrought.I remember when Xia Tian was in Singapore, one morning, my younger brother was still asleep, and as soon as I woke up, you came to talk to me, complaining that I "don't love" you, that I played too much, that I didn't study hard enough, remember ?You also know that you have a problem yourself - you don't know the art of "playing", you don't know how to enjoy life.Take our correspondence, for example.You started asking "Have you written it yet?" two weeks ago.God, I know today is the deadline, so I will sit down and write today, but what I write is listening to music while writing MSN with my friends and writing to my mother.I want my writing process itself to be a fun and enjoyable process, not work pressure.And you, you've been bugging me for two weeks.

I think it's a matter of attitude towards life. "Life is short" you always heard, right? Young people are more complicated than you think, MM, I think. Let me tell you about it with music.For example, in the "wild" 1920s, jazz and swing were popular, and everyone was dancing Charleston. The masterpiece of the 1950s was extremely rebellious rock music and a new generation was waiting to rise.Then came the 1960s: Beatles mania leading the way, Flower ower, Woodstock, Hippies and **** babies. Then it gets more and more complicated. The 1980s split into poppers and rockers; Michael Jackson and Madonna had cultural implications far beyond just being a singer. In the 1990s there was already a multi-mix: rap, techno, boy band, pop... and now?Already in the 21st century, when you look at the top 10 charts in Germany, you will be surprised to find that there are German pop, American pop, techno, German rock, American rock, alternative music, latin music and salsa... There are even classical songs.

You don't understand me, do you?Ha, our generation gap is here: as I said above, no one My peers couldn't understand a sentence, and they didn't need to explain what I was trying to say. Okay, what I want to say is, MM, you can tell from the diversity and divergence of today's rankings, people of our age, everyone walks their own way, everyone chooses their own taste and plays their own way , establish your own standards of right and wrong.I feel that our age lacks any traits of "greatness".There are always special programs on TV discussing or recalling the past in the 1980s or 1990s. It makes me feel that everything in the world has already happened and been "done". Nostalgia, full of disillusionment with the present, and looking forward, it seems that there is nothing new to imagine.Our age seems to be an unmarked age, not even the title of rebellion can be found.

Therefore, I actually disagree with what you wrote, saying that we are the "descendants" of the "68s", so we are particularly rebellious or "crazy" and dissolute.I don't think you know us, MM.Did you know that we actually seldom run against the system and engage in rebellion.This is not to say that we do not try to change some conventions, but that we leave the norms that should be there, and only break those that should be broken.Moreover, what major events allow us to touch, what important issues allow us to rebel?All we can decide are the little things in life.When you say "crazy", I am quite "lazy", but many of my classmates are very "hard-working".Many people have already planned well what they will do after graduation next summer, and many people are already planning to get a Ph.D.The teachers are also getting more and more nervous, putting us under great pressure.From now until graduation next year, we will have exams every week.With such a high unemployment rate in Germany, young people are actually a little trembling, almost to the point of being "cautious". They almost know too well that without a good education, they will not get good job opportunities. After all, life is not an endless party.

And how much do I like to play?Even for travel, enough is enough.New places and novel experiences can also make people tired.At this time, you just want to curl up in your room and watch a disc quietly or sit down with one or two good friends to have a drink and chat. MM, I'm not a rebellious boy with developed bestiality, so Please don't make judgments about "judging" me. Ask me, get to know me, but don't "judge" me.real. Andre I want to run wild, in school.I want to scream, use my lungs.I just discovered that there is no such thing as the real world in this world, only lies that force you to think through it——John Mayer, "No Such Thing" Youth Diary