Most of the people who are reading this post were born in a free, economically resurgent and forward looking India. Our parents’ generation is responsible for having gotten us this far. But while they have achieved a lot, they could not succeed in solving a host of extremely pressing problems and dilemmas facing us today. The baton is in our hands now. We can choose to maintain the status quo or take a stand and change the society we all crib about. Here are a few things our generation needs to leave behind.

“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke

3. Our lack of civic sense.

Indians are known for littering, breaking queues, spitting and urinating in public places. Doesn’t look good on our rep at all. And no, even the harshest penalties won’t change this. All of us have to change. That is why our generation is the lynch pin that will decide whether India’s future will be clean or dirty. Because if we can bring ourselves to change and develop a semblance of civil behavior, then our children will imbibe these values as well.

4. Chasing money instead of happiness.

Life is for travelling, loving, having adventures and making a name for yourself. Not for putting your nose to the grinder and never looking up in a pursuit of money. A lot of us work jobs we don’t like and hoard money like it’s something we can eat. It’s the reason why our parents push us into set careers like the civil services, engineering, medicine and management. Come on now. Life is for living. So let’s live it. Take it from Rancho from the movie 3 Idiots. “Success ke peechey mat bhago, excellence ka peecha karo, success jhak maarkey tumharey peechey aayegi.”