Very inspiring palindrome [word or phrase that can be read both forward and backwards] made into a poem “Lost Generation” written by Jonathon Reed, a graduate in his twenties. As you begin reading the poem, the narrator illustrates the current generation having a hopeless future and the world is ugly by talking in a very pessimistic tone. When you turn on the news, most of the content is just bad news — Wars, unemployment, environmental disasters, poor education, poverty, and bad news goes on and on. The lost generation is portrayed to be living the harsh life like the bad news given to the people in our mainstream news media throughout the depressing monologue. However, at the end, it directs you to reverse it. When read backwards, there is the totally opposite positive perspective which presents hope in our future through CHANGE. It’s like a paradigm shift, a shift in mindset in the way you look at things. The poem has a great positive message and does a great job at showing how the way you look at things can change the view into a hopeful one. Very inspiring. Hope it encourages you to be a part of the good change of our generation for the better future.

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The Lost Generation

I am part of the Lost Generation
And I refuse to believe that
I can change the world
I realize this may be a shock but,
“Happiness comes from within”
is a lie, and
“Money will make me happy”
So in 30 years I will tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life.
My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
work
is more important than
family
I tell you this
Once upon a time
Families stayed together
But this will not be true in my era
This is a quick fix society
Experts tell me
30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this earth
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope.
And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it.

From here, the video goes on reverse, and interesting, the whole video will have the exact opposite meaning when read backwards!

There is hope.
It is foolish to presume that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It will be evident that
My peers and I care about this earth
No longer can it be said that
Environmental destruction will be the norm
In the future
I will live in a country of my own making
I do not concede that
30 years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce
Experts tell me
This is a quick fix society
But this will not be true in my era
Families stayed together
Once upon a time
I tell you this
family
is more important than
work
I have my priorities straight because
My employer will know that
They are not the most important thing in my life.
So in 30 years I will tell my children
“Money will make me happy”
is a lie, and
“Happiness comes from within”
I realize this may be a shock but,
I can change the world
And I refuse to believe that
I am part of the Lost Generation.  – Jonathan Reed

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