"Forward"

'This generation is very "forward" ', I was told, some how meaning I don't belong to "this" one. I got various explanations to support the statement. "They" have "many" girl friends/boy friends even when they are in school. They look "trendy" and wear fancy clothes, I was told.

That got me thinking. I checked the meaning of 'forward' in an online dictionary and it meant 'advanced'. So, I was ok in understanding the meaning then.

Now what is the unit of "forward"? Number of gf/bf you are "maintaining"- A is 5 forward points and B is 7 forward points?

Though I am not and don't want to behave like an oldie that says- "this generation is spoilt". But I would like to share a few points. Love, they say is the purest and most divine experience. Now if you "fallen" in and "risen" from "love" tens of times, then you have not experienced love. And if you have not had the purest and most divine experience, then how can you be "forward"?

People say times have changed. But I feel times have not changed but people have grown stupider. There was, is and will be no replacement for wisdom, intelligence, fearlessness and hard work be whichever times and whichever era. May be our workplaces and type of work have changed, but that's no change. Those who do not possess these golden qualities cannot be called "forward" in any respect.

No sane person ever wears dirty or torn clothes out of choice. So any neat and decent dress that is not odd for the occasion should be good enough. Everybody need not like being in flashy dresses, do they not have space in this world? I am not saying do not wear such clothes, but just that they need not be the deciding factor for anything. Gandhiji (in his khadi clothes) and JRD Tata (in his 3 piece) both were great icons. It’s their work that made them that. They were forward.

A person's "forward"-ness should be in his thoughts and actions. It’s the gilted gold that shines more than the pure one.