After a stressful day, I decided to relax
in the front yard of my father's house. It was already getting late and so I
was privileged to enjoy the cool evening breeze and no scorching sun as it was
sunset already. In the course of my relaxation, I was entertained by the high
traffic in front of the compound as a variety of activities ensued. Moving
vehicles with different sorts of honks, chats and laughter, loud music playing
across the street, greetings and various salutations, and so on, you can
picture what a Lagos city could look like late in the day.
While these numerous events occurred
concurrently, I noticed a couple walk by my house and they provoked a thought
in my head. The thought was not some naughty deeds exhibited by my dad to make
me tag him dumb, because my Dad is one of the most intelligent people I've met
in this world. The thought provoked in my mind was the cycle of nature and how
things have evolved in time past. The evolution of mankind for the few generations
I've witnessed got me thinking and made me pick up my pen.
The couple that walked past me were pretty
short and I thought of how average their
height must have been in the early days of their marriage and how perfect they
must have looked. I immediately assumed that their wards must be taller than
them, because that is a trend I've noticed in my family. My Dad is taller than
his dad and I am taller than him, and I equally expect my kids to be taller
than me. This means that the average height of this generation will some how be
tagged short in some years to come. Well, their height is not actually my
concern but the evolution of mankind.
From my observation, the current generation
outsmarts their predecessors in intelligence despite being under the tutelage
of their predecessors. It is quite
evident that we all have to put our parents through a number of techy
appliances which we were never privileged to have attended a class for. I am
equally sure that my parents did something similar to my grandparents despite
their wealth of experience. This trend is possible to be in existence into
perpetuity so my kids will probably teach me how to operate the innovations of
nanotechnology.
This evolution is not just limited to
height or intelligence but also to beauty and aesthetics, creativity, norms and
ethics, fashion, etiquettes and behavior, technology and a number of other
things. This therefore means that someway somehow, the future generations will
in their own little way, outpace our very best innovative merchandise.
Therefore validating the fact that preceding generations are dumber than their
successors.
You should by now agree with me that your
parents are dumber than you and the cycle won't end there as you'll certainly
be dumber than your very own children. Our case might though be worse than our
parents' as their generation is more diligent than ours. They paid more
attention to hard work than we will ever do. So you're enjoined to act fast to
avoid an impending danger
Thank you!
© DOKUNMU Oluwatosin