The last Friday of the month. We went to KLCC mosque for the Friday prayer. The mosque itself is quite interesting, for the sermon it uses multimedia to help convey the message. But best of all the sermon was in English, most fitting as there were many non-locals amongst the jemaah.
The sermon was quite interesting. It touched on Generation Y. I didn't know what Generation Y is until today!
Apparently Generation Y are those who are born between 1980-2000 and are now between 10 to 30 years old. The previous generation is Generation X, my generation, the generation born after the post-World War II baby boom ended i.e. born in the 1960s and 70s.
Generation Y are considered as the most technology savvy generation. They have grown up with all the modern amenities and comforts. They are the luckiest of the generations because they are born during the age of technology.
However they are also the generation who are less likely to socialize in public. They are less likely to be seen in helping or active in local communities or villages. They tend to be missing in action.
Their idea of social networking is through mobiles and the internet. All they are interested in is keeping in touch with their friends by using these model tools. And so they tend to lose the link with their elders, the Generation X. The sermon said because of that they are less guided especially on religious matters and tend to follow the current trend or guided through their social network. It is the duty for Generation X to link up with them and help to bring them back to the guided path.
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