Generation Y: Journey To the Top

Our generation’s aspirations are hindered by our unfortunate conditioning to a world based on instant gratification. This hindrance is duly expressed in our purchasing habits–our incessant drive to acquire frivolous, expensive items that lose their value in our eyes in the brief moments after purchase.

It is akin to lust–once we accomplish the goal at hand, the worth of the item rapidly diminishes in our eyes. We seem incapable of resisting what we want even in circumstances when this desire directly contradicts what we need.

Modern advancements like the credit card and online shopping permit us to make effortless purchases. No longer does one need to search far and wide for a desired item; two simple clicks–or even one on super sites like Amazon–and whatever your wallet can buy is in your possession.

This scenario becomes decidedly grim when...(Continue Reading)