Milinnial Demands

Before I dive into a deep discussion about what's wrong with the world and how Milinnials have destroyed it, I will say this disclaimer: I am, myself, a milinnial and have found myself under the same circumstances as I am about to share.

Our 21st century society is very spoiled, if I do say so. From our lightning fast 4G cell phones (which are computers in the palm of our hand), to our two day delivery guarantee, to our fast good service, our instant gratification is at an all-time high. If we want food, we go get it, immediately. If we want an answer to a question we don't know, we Google it. If we need to talk to a company who "completely ruined my experience," we call their 24/7 customer service line. Now, I understand how awesome it is to know how long it would take to travel to Pluto with just a click of a button (nine and a half years according to National Geographic, just so you know), but this instant gratification has spiraled out of control.

I have witnessed others and myself wanting to receive emotional or physical benefits as quickly as we desire, because that's how everything else works, but it just isn't that easy.

"I ate celery for lunch, I better have lost 20 lbs!"

"I did like 50 squats yesterday, why isn't my booty plumper?"

"My 15 minute facemask didn't remove one pimple! Rude."

I can honestly say, I have thought (or even said aloud) these sayings, myself. As shameful as it may seem, I can understand the logic behind it. I mean, we do expect such a quick result, only because that is how society has shaped us. The brutal truth is: that's not how it works.

You see, things worth having are not going to come easy. Just like you know it would take you nine and a half years to travel to Pluto - it's useless information. That is, unless you find yourself on Jeopardy with a category labeled "Space Travel." Anyway, you reap the reward of what you are willing to put in. It seems fair, but for some reason does not resonate with us, as 21st century humans.

In a way, it's the way of life. No one knows what the future holds, and frankly, I don't think I want to know. If we could receive everything we ever wanted on a silver platter within 2-3 minutes of when we desired it, I could show you your future. But here's the thing, you wouldn't be satisfied. Even with non-superficial things, like a job or relationship or family you desire. Because soon, 2 minutes will feel like an eternity to wait, just like now where two weeks feels like an eternity to wait for your package that literally comes from half way around the world. The satisfaction is never achieved and we are left wanting more.

So to my point, the milinnial thinking of instant gratification has become a people problem. It's infectious. But if we can make irrationality contagious, why can't we make rational thought contagious also? If you have not gotten the job you wanted after a year of applying, give it time, keep applying and working. If you are not at the point you want to be in your relationship, keep working with it, you'll get there - if you really want it. If you want to see results in working out, just know it doesn't come over night.

Truly, you can do whatever you put your mind to, within moral limits. However, your effort determines your success.