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“No Offence!”
As I grew older, I realized that I started using this phrase quite often than I realized I would. Back when I was a child, if I ever fell on the ground when I was playing, I was taught to get up, dust myself up and carry on with what I was doing, unless I was bleeding or had a real injury.
When I went to school, our teachers punished us if we didn’t do our homework. Even in university, I remember our professors not accepting students into the class if they were late. Was I offended by this? I would be lying if I said “no!”.
Though I am considered to be a millennial, I was still born in the 90s, which means that people like me had the best of both worlds. In the present time and age, I understand that people have evolved to be more progressive, inclusive and diverse. Needless to say, that is awesome, and I am delighted for these advancements. However, there is still something that needs to be addressed to our generation.
Us Against the World
“It’s us against the world!”
For most of my life, the world has never been fair to me. Though I am happy with my position in life today, I would have lesser worries if every effort I had taken had been successful. I would have more confidence in myself if I had…
