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ಸಿಂಪುಟ ೫, ಸಿಂಚಕ ೧೦, ಅಕ ್ಟೋಬರ್, ೨೦೧೫

Next Gen ¯ÉÆÃPÀ Keerthi Narendra

Studies show that if an article costs $1 to read, an average reader would spend 80c on the title and the re-
maining 20c on its content- which is just the reason why I have, as you have probably noticed, not bothered
including one in my article. Apparently they judge the entire article by just reading its title. Thus, I have en-

sured that one has no choice but to read the entire article in order to understand the message that I desire to
deliver. To agree with it or not is truly in the eyes of the beholder.

As a 15 year old, I speak for the youth- or whatever it is that 15 year olds are considered to be. As far as I have
heard, we are often classified by “older” generations as the “ Rebellious teens of this generation obsessed with
WhatsApp and other useless technologies which were non-existent when I was growing up” . Anyways, don't
fright, I do not have intentions of boring you with another anti-social media article or even a “Benefits of mod-
ern technology” one. What I do believe the world needs to learn
from the rebellious teens, however, is not being judgemental. Judge-
ments when opinionated are usually taken as advice. When spread,
they turn into gossip, which when reaches the victim turns into ha-
tred. As fancy as that sounds, its also the truth.

We live in a modern era where innovation and creativity is valued- or
so I have heard. This is because, most of the society’s citizens believe
that different and unique equals abnormal and disrespect towards
the norm. The more I dwelled into the cause of this criticism, the
more I realised that it is not just a person’s overly cynical approach to
others personal choices, but is also a social issue. The ones to blame
here are those who refuse to move at the pace of the world- the
ones who believe that history cannot be proven wrong and the ones
who shy away from accepting that someone who has varying opin-

ions isn't necessarily wrong

Therefore, it is only fair to say that I asked myself a question- What really is, the difference between making
judgments and being a judgmental person? One has to do with making judgments; so, yes, at a basic semantic
level, making judgments is being judgmental. The other meaning of judgmental has to do with being overly
critical in an unhelpful way, and it is this separate meaning that allows us to get to the heart of the issue. It is
when we make judgments in ways that have harmful or negative consequences that we are being judgmental
in ways that are best to avoid.

All I can convey is my opinion- which is for the rest of the society to encourage the youth to
express their individuality and opinions/ ideas at the same time ensuring that they remain intact with their cul-
ture and tradition. Allow space for change. Why hurt anyone's feeling before it even reaches them? Why tar-
nish the self- confidence of a young mind before even hearing his side of the story? Ultimately, the lesson
learnt remains the same- Nobody is perfect.

There is no need to emphasis on anyone else’s flaws. What the world needs is to focus on their own little im-
perfections, accept and embrace them and try to solve them so as to create a much better, more productive
use of time and energy. Lets try for once discussing ideas instead of people.

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