I blame it on the '21st century' - Simphiwe Malunga

I BLAME IT ON THE ‘21^ST CENTURY’ – Simphiwe Malunga

Just as I was sitting there crammed, wearing a long t-shirt and flies invading my space I could hardly move, taking out my bubble gum out of the pocket almost became impossible as the back seat of that taxi was compressed with people of all sizes.

I fluttered and took a long glance at the people who were in that taxi, most were far with thought, supposedly they had reached our hour and a half journey.  

Right there something caught my attention, I tried to look away but curiosity got in the way as this man that sat in front of me kept on talking to whom I believe was his partner. 

The gentleman was sweating as the taxi was not in a pleasant humidity, as I looked at him I noticed, telling from his affection that he was a person who hardly spent time at home. 

Then right before the taxi left Vosloorus to Pretoria, the man did something that caught my eye. He boldly kissed his girlfriend, then I immediately saw certain old women exclaim shockingly. 

This got people’s attention, not far from where I was sitting I heard a woman saying ‘this is the 21^st century baby what do you expect’, she was posing the question to her boyfriend while holding his hands. 

Just as she posed that question I was not quite cheerful. I was few seconds away from voicing out my concern. 

That very moment I asked myself a question, 'could this be a generational gap? Is humanity and respect not of utmost importance simply because of the so-called ‘21^st century’ era?

A number of customs and traditions have been put to rest merely because we regard today’s generation as the flexible generation, one that is not restricted into committing into things. 

A number of rebellious youngsters have lost their lives by boldly uttering these words.