Lost Generation

Note to self: Don't write a blog when drugged on morphine!!!! My goodness my last blog post was surely depressing... I promise you all that my life is not THAT bad. I am still having loads of fun to the best of my ability every single day. So I figured I'd share some pretty awesome PR thing my professor showed me.

The cheapest and easiest form of PR that anybody can do is to utilize the web. That is why in 2007 AARP asked people ages 18 to 30 to submit videos on YouTube with their answer to the question: "Where do you see yourself in 50 years." The winning prize was $5,000.
Taking the challenge, students at Columbia University responded with their video answer titled, THE LOST GENERATION. Even though this video placed 2nd, I was so moved by it that I felt like I had to share it... watch the video, if you would like a copy of the poem, it is posted below the video. It is based on the Argentinian Political Advertisement "The Truth" ...

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Lost Generation
By Jonathan Reed

I am part of a lost generation
And I refuse to believe I can change the world.

I realize this may be a shock but
“Happiness comes from within”
is a lie, and
“Money will make me happy”
So in 30 years I will tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life.
My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
work
Is more important than
family
I tell you this
Once upon a time
Families stayed together
But this will not be true in my era
This is a quick fix society.
Experts tell me
30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this earth
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope.

And all of this will come true unless we choose to REVERSE it.

There is hope.
It is foolish to presume that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It will be evident that
My peers and I care about this earth
No longer can it be said that
Environmental destruction will be the norm
In the future
I will live in a country of my own making
I do not concede that
30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce
Experts tell me
This is a quick fix society.
But this will not be true in my era
Families stayed together
Once upon a time
I tell you this
family
Is more important than
work
I have my priorities straight because
My employer will know that
They are not the most important thing in my life.
So in 30 years I will tell my children
“Money will make me happy”
is a lie, and
“Happiness comes from within”
I realize this may be a shock but

I can change the world and I refuse to believe that
I am part of a lost generation.