I started hearing these two words “Generation Gap” for the past 20 years, while moving from my parent’s home in Allahabad to my grandfather’s home in New Delhi. While I was with my parents, I used to work with them, play and room around with them. There was no secrete or any communication gap, which I can think off. Whatever they were saying / instructing I had to follow or come up with reasonable excuse, of course, but I have never felt like not understanding something what they were saying, however while moving to Delhi with my grandparents, I started missing few points which they want me to understand, where they want me to wait.

What is the generation gap by the way? I think in a very simple language it is the gap of mind and thought level, where two parties are not at the same wave length and keep on trying to match each other’s wave length. Sometimes, it becomes the issue of prestige, when the quick and small argument starts.

On the other hand, I think the generation gap is nothing but the technology’s evolvement, which is faster than a supersonic and multidimensional. Wondering how? Let’s perform a 15 minutes experiment;

  1. Give a new smart phone to a 2 year old kid and the same to a 60 year old person.
  2. Make sure that the phone is unlocked.
  3. See who is more active and interested in inheriting it?

Hope you’ll have answer.

Now wondering about the results? Wanted to know why these differences are?

  1. Well take the same phone in your hand for 15 minutes
  2. Observe what you are doing with that phone.

By this exercise you may be more confused because now you have three results with you and all these results will be way different than each other.

Case – I

Here is the catch, a 2 year old is seeing multiple things happening on a small screen such as;

  1. Colors are changing
  2. By touching any icon, something is popping up
  3. Sometimes the phone start singing
  4. Sometimes dancing
  5. Sometime something wired happening.
  6. Eager to touch the screen
  7. Want to open anything right away
  8. Will through the phone if there will be lag in opening any application
  9. Will not let the phone go out of his/her hand even after 30 minutes
  10. Will not think of anything while operating the phone

Case – II

When a 60 year old person is talking the same phone;

  1. He will firstly want everything should be well placed
  2. The phone’s brightness should not be very bright
  3. Sound should not be very loud
  4. App icons should be well placed
  5. Phone should not be very bulky
  6. Will take time to touch any icon
  7. Will irritate in case icons / application’s menus will not be in right sequence
  8. Will give the phone back before 10 minutes

Case – III

When you hold the same phone, you’ll check;

  1. The specification of the phone
  2. O/S version
  3. H/W configuration
  4. Will install some S/W
  5. Will browse some sites and application
  6. Will analyze the smoothness and speed of transition etc.
  7. Check the rating and review of the phone’s brand
  8. Will be checking the camera quality of both side camera
  9. May handover the phone within 10 minutes

To conclude, here is what the Generation Gap all about;

  1. Discipline
  2. Thought process
  3. Willingness to take challenges
  4. Checking new things
  5. Innovative ideas
  6. Loving smooth transition
  7. Quick response

And this is where our education, experience and etiquette comes in picture, which helps the transition smoother between these generations. The other important face of this gap is to make ourselves understand that this gap is not just between us and our elders, instead it is present between us and our younger generation as well.

Cheers!!

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