Each person is different in their own way. This makes it different from the others. Even siblings differ a lot. Still, with the different characteristics of each person, he/she should still be able to achieve a good relationship with other people.
Many generations have existed and also exist now. For centuries, each and every one of them has a certain uniqueness that makes them different from the others. If you’re a baby boomer, you’ll obviously know this.
What or rather who are the baby boomers? The answer is that people born after World War II are baby boomers who were babies born between 1946 and 1964, the prosperous time of a country after the war.
Baby Boomers have characteristics that are very different and unique compared to other generations. This may be a result of the fact that they were raised in a world dominated by the US military. They lead a life in a world that offers wonders like amazing gadgets and appliances. During that time, he found unemployed people very rarely. In other words, almost all the families lived a happy and prosperous life.
Academic, political, cultural, and also industrial leadership classes are also almost entirely dominated by baby boomers. The prominent individuals, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, are baby boomers and both illustrate divergent ranges of values and attitudes.
Baby boomer families have the highest incomes in the United States. There are also early and late boomers and the generation is mostly marked by early boomers as late boomers did not experience military draft. Late boomers were more identified by many cultural factors that they might even share.
Late boomers are also called the first generation X’s. At present, they are in a position where they want to leave a historical mark. In fact, the birth of the baby boomers makes history, and may even be the reason why they are, in their own right, idealists. They are supposed to have a great influence and impact on political and cultural affairs. They belong to higher positions of power and the leaders there exhibit vision, decisiveness and can even withstand the worst situations.
But baby boomers are famous not only for their positive attitude, but also for their destructive tendencies, such as cruelty, arrogance, and selfishness, which can lead to factional conflicts or outright despotism.
During the middle age of any baby boomer, they reevaluate all things that have any bearing on their personal life. Those with families focus on their children’s successes and failures as they only want the best for them. Some boomers even go so far as to direct and manage the lives of their children.
They are very overprotective parents. They want to sanitize everything their kids watch, even TV shows. This is the complete opposite of their childhood when they wanted to enjoy everything with very few restrictions. Through their children, they wish to make improvements in society.
Baby boomers, though known as counterculture and hippie types, also have interests in personal and social betterment. However, this usually shows after they get older.
The baby boomers were also heavily criticized for being anti-youth and ageist. This is further evidenced by the phrase ‘don’t trust anyone over 30’. However, not all are like that. There are even those who follow the social norms of the society of their time.
All people, boomers or not, are important people who have the potential to contribute a lot to the world. People should not focus on the generation or era from which they come, but should ensure that they do everything that contributes to the prosperity and peace of humanity.
Each person has characteristics that are both positive and negative. Nobody is perfect, and it is an established fact. There are people who claim to be perfectionists. However, this does not mean that they are perfect as people. It is natural to make mistakes as a human being. But, the important thing is that one must learn from the experience given by the mistakes made in the past. If you want to improve yourself, you can. However, you need to make sure that the improvement is for the better.