{"id":1405,"date":"2009-04-02T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edunik.com\/home\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2013-07-07T22:07:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T15:07:56","slug":"quote-lost-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edunik.com\/home\/?p=1405","title":{"rendered":"[quote] Lost Generation (Jonathan Reed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4504\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4504\" data-attachment-id=\"4504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/edunik.com\/home\/?attachment_id=4504\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg?fit=292%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"292,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edward Sanusi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368515353&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"120-LostGeneration\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;there is hope&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg?fit=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg?fit=292%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4504 \" alt=\"there is hope\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg?resize=263%2C356\" width=\"263\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/edunik.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/120-LostGeneration.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">there is hope<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A must see video, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>by Jonathan Reed<\/p>\n<p>I am part of a lost generation<br \/>\nAnd I refuse to believe<br \/>\nI can change the world.<\/p>\n<p>I realize this may be a shock but<br \/>\n\u201cHappiness comes from within\u201d<br \/>\nis a lie, and<br \/>\n\u201cMoney will make me happy\u201d<br \/>\nSo in 30 years I will tell my children<br \/>\nThey are not the most important thing in my life.<br \/>\nMy employer will know that<br \/>\nI have my priorities straight because<br \/>\nwork<br \/>\nIs more important than<br \/>\nfamily<br \/>\nI tell you this<br \/>\nOnce upon a time<br \/>\nFamilies stayed together<br \/>\nBut this will not be true in my era<br \/>\nThis is a quick fix society.<br \/>\nExperts tell me<br \/>\n30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce<br \/>\nI do not concede that<br \/>\nI will live in a country of my own making<br \/>\nIn the future<br \/>\nEnvironmental destruction will be the norm<br \/>\nNo longer can it be said that<br \/>\nMy peers and I care about this earth<br \/>\nIt will be evident that<br \/>\nMy generation is apathetic and lethargic<br \/>\nIt is foolish to presume that<br \/>\nThere is hope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And all of this will come true unless we choose to <em>REVERSE<\/em> it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is hope.<br \/>\nIt is foolish to presume that<br \/>\nMy generation is apathetic and lethargic<br \/>\nIt will be evident that<br \/>\nMy peers and I care about this earth<br \/>\nNo longer can it be said that<br \/>\nEnvironmental destruction will be the norm<br \/>\nIn the future<br \/>\nI will live in a country of my own making<br \/>\nI do not concede that<br \/>\n30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce<br \/>\nExperts tell me<br \/>\nThis is a quick fix society.<br \/>\nBut this will not be true in my era<br \/>\nFamilies stayed together<br \/>\nOnce upon a time<br \/>\nI tell you this<br \/>\nfamily<br \/>\nIs more important than<br \/>\nwork<br \/>\nI have my priorities straight because<br \/>\nMy employer will know that<br \/>\nThey are not the most important thing in my life.<br \/>\nSo in 30 years I will tell my children<br \/>\n\u201cMoney will make me happy\u201d<br \/>\nis a lie, and<br \/>\n\u201cHappiness comes from within\u201d<br \/>\nI realize this may be a shock but<\/p>\n<p>I can change the world and I refuse to believe that<br \/>\nI am part of a lost 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