Video player not working?0:000:000:00SettingsQualityAutoAudioSpeed1×CaptionsOffLost GenerationDula TVFunny videos since 2008Thumbs up0Thumbs down0 Share1.8K views May 2009A spoken-word poem first paints a bleak future for a lost generation, then reverses its lines to reveal a hopeful message about change and priorities. Show transcript0:00I am part of a lost generation, and I refuse to believe that I can change the world.0:04I realize this may be a shock, but happiness comes from within is a lie, and money will make me happy.0:10So in 30 years, I will tell my children they are not the most important thing in my life.0:15My employer will know that I have my priorities straight because work is more important than family.0:19I tell you this, once upon a time, families stayed together, but this will not be true in my era.0:25This is a quick fix society. Experts tell me 30 years from now, I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce.0:32I do not concede that I will live in a country of my own making.0:35In the future, environmental destruction will be the norm. No longer can it be said that my peers and I care about this earth.0:41It will be evident that my generation is apathetic and lethargic.0:45It is foolish to presume that there is hope. And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it.0:52There is hope. It is foolish to presume that my generation is apathetic and lethargic.0:57It will be evident that my peers and I care about this earth.1:00No longer can it be said that environmental destruction will be the norm.1:04In 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.1:13Experts tell me this is a quick fix society, but this will not be true in my era.1:18Families stayed together once upon a. I tell you this, family is more important than work.1:24I have my priorities straight because my employer will know that they are not the most important thing in my life.1:29So in 30 years, I will tell my children money will make me happy is a lie, and true happiness comes from within.1:37I realize this may be a shock, but I can change the world, and I refuse to believe that I am part of a lost generation.
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