Had a very good and long discussion with Christine ( she always say she is from the younger generation and I represent the older generation - which i dont agree). Technically, people connote younger or older generation witn age gap. But an older guy may have a perspective or mindset of a younger generation and vice versa. There is no more time dimension among generations if u compare mindset. But of course, physical outlook is a different matter altogether. Knowledge and ideas in the 20s is still and will be still valid, and has no time barrier
In any organization, decisions are are made by senior management based on their perception of issues at hand. Of course, the way senior officers see things will be in a different angle compared to the young officers. Seniors will say they are more experienced and thus will make better decisions (of course this is not true). Sometimes, young ooficers may think differently and produce excellent solutions to problems.
In a country like Malaysia, the seniors make decision. Even for that matter in Japan. They usually dont listen to the young (except for some senior officers). Its like a tradition, each generation will pass on their knowledge and style of management to the younger ones. When the younger ones take over the organization from the older generation, they usually follow the sytle they were taught by the seniors. People are usually against drastic changes in management style. Out of 100 officers, 90 percent will follow the usual ways of doing things. Only less than 10 percent (even less among civil servants) will not fit-in but go for different approaches. But to stand-up and be different u must see the situations. Not everything single thing can be change drastically. U must gain confidence and the trust of others. Then only u can progressively change things.
To critcise things is easy. Coz you just sit and criticise. But to create ideas and implement them is tough. Malaysia needs younger generations who doesnt just criticise but who come-up with new ideas. These can bring changes to the country and be competitive and be on par with the developed nations. Of course, most of the time u will face suppression and frustrations when your ideas are shot down. But this does not mean the end of the world. The older generation, as time goes by, will diminish and now its your turn to implement your ideas. Money is not everything in life. Your own happiness is not everything in life. There are millions of future generations of young Malaysians who need your creative ideas. We dont need robots but we need creative young people like u.
Note: Are you a quitter or a fighter
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"your own happiness is not everything"???
that's a selfish thing to say, sir.
if you are not happy, you can't do anything. and you can't dictate people for not pursuing what makes them happy. true, there are a lot of people out there (and in general most of us) who would want to be happy by having loads of money. as to most of us, money is the solution for everything.
it takes a different kind of person to achieve such "self-actualization" level to actually be happy in serving the country. telling people that their happiness is not everything is a wee bit too much.
i want to be happy. but it depends on how you want to be happy.
plus, i knew where ceteris paribus coming from. i told him i wanted to be a writer and be wif fairuz, and no longer serving the government. i told him, i don't need to be in the government to serve the country. i could be somewhere out there, playing my role in a different kind of way. when there is a will, there's always a way right?
i was toying wif the idea. but he disapproved such idea and told me to stay because the country kononnyeh needs people like me. that's why he came up wif the "your happiness is not everything in life".
and that's why i said it's selfish. because you cannot expect people to keep on sacrificing.
i'm at heathrow airport, its 7am and 5 degrees C. In the executive lounge where they have this internet facilities. Thot whynot drop a few lines since this post on younger generations created so much interest especially after the heated discussions with sillytoe. I'm sorry if my thots hurts others. As i always say i like to be frank with my thots. No hidden agenda. TO be frank younger generations now are more interested in fame and money as such most of them join private sector. If all the so called good apples join the private, we r left with bad apples or low quality apples with the govt. Surely we need good apples in govt too, those with bright ideas, creative and brave to bring changes. MIND u working in govt is so impt, one way or another it moulds the future path of the country and more so the future generations. For the past 30 yrs, lots of development has taken place, of course interms of infrastructure, education, health and many other things the country has improved considerably. BUT in terms value,humanity, religion and all those social aspects we have sorry to say deteriorated. WHO can help the country to be on the right path meaning towards creating a balanced development, its you the younger generations. WE need some of u in the govt. Sillytoe i know everybody wants to live happily BUT what i meant u can sacrifice a bit of your happiness to see the millions of malaysians living happily. I met this guy on plane, Jeremy, he said the worrying thing in KL is the increasing crime rates. Why this thing happen in the first place... Lots of policies and agencies are linked to it..from police, immigration, central agencies. Its all about long term policies. Juts give a serious thinking on this subject.
relucent: i'm here at Heathrow but cant's meet u- 3hrs stop over to N.York. So near yet so far.
Sillytoe: Though we had serious discussions on this subject matter its just solely my thots and views. This does not mean i'm forcing u to stay in govt. Of course u can contribute to the country in other ways but is that has direct impact on the people and country. At the end of the day, each of us have our own views and choice to be made. The choice is yours.
all the little thing helps - whether i'm in or i'm not. sure, i'm not a nobel peace prize winner in which case it won't be so difficult for me to make a point if i'm one, but everybody has their own role to help, to contribute. not necessarily to be in the government.
we just need a common goal. a common aspiration. i don't mind sacrificing. but it must be all for the right causes.
are we on track?
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