“Generation X”, a tomin “Gen X” cih pen Robert Capa in a zat kammal hi a, kum 1950 to lai a khangkhia khangno numei leh pasal te genna ahi hi. Ama genna ah, “Generation X ka ci mai uh hi. Ka ngaihsutsut uh ciang zong ka pil ka siamna uh leh ka neih ka lamte un zong a huamkhak zawhloh ding khangthak a piang himawk cih ka mu uh hi,” ci hi.
Tua a gennop bang hiam ciin a kan James Deverson in 1964 kumin British Youth te thu a kanna pan hihbang in thukhupna bawl hi. “Tulai taka khangnote pen a kitenma un lumkhawm uh a, a nu leh pa in Pasian thu a ute hun sangin tawm hilhzaw in, Kumpinu neih ding deihlo giap uh a, a nu leh pa zahtakna neilo ngiat uh hi.” Hih James Deverson thukankhiat pen Woman’s Own magazine te in suah dingin a kansak uh hinapi, a thumuhkhiat pen siahuai salua uh ahih manin a magazine vuah suahsak dingin deihlo kik uh a, tua tak ciang Deverson zong a cihna ding theilo in Hollywood ah journalist Charles Hamblet kiangah huhna ngen a, amah tawh pangkhawm in mundangah hong suaksak uh hi. Amau zong Capa kammal Generation X mah hong zang uh hi.
Gen X te pen postmodernism zawh cianga hong khangkhiate ahi hi. Modernism leh postmodernism te hih lai ah i genkhin man kei ding hi. A tomin gen pak leng modernism ah khuakpilna ciimtak a sia leh pha theihna zat hun i ci pak dinga, postmodernism hun ah bel kideidanna nengneng, gentehna in numei leh pasal, avom leh akang, etc cihbangte kizang nawnlo hun genna hi. Gen X te hun ah nu leh pa kikhen tam a, a nu leh pa te makai kituh in buai keei mah le-uh amau bel makai ding utlo leuleu uh hi (they ignore leaders, makaite zong thupisim selo, a mudah bel hilo, makai hih ding zong ut selo lel, kinlo). Laisiam tam mahmah hun hi a, khangno a tamzaw degree nei vive hi uh hi. Ahi zongin a nu leh pa hun sang sum muh tamzaw tuanlo, tawmzaw tuanlo hi. Pasal bek hilo in numei zong khasum sang hong kipan in hong tam deuhdeuh hi.
Gen X te pen 1961 leh 1981 kikal a piang teng hi in kingaihsun a, baby boom a cih hun uh, WW II bei khit a naungek tam neih ding cih a hanciamna uh pan hong piangte tate ahi hi. 1950 kum pawl in leitung galpi 2-na (WW II) a bei ciangin USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand te in “Ta tam neih ding” ciin “Baby Boom” policy guang uh a, tua hangin gal hun sunga ta nei manlo te in ta nei in, numei bang High School zo peuh leh M.R.S. (Mrs) degree la dingin college kah uh hi. College a kah ma in pasal nei a cihnopna hi. Tua manin US bangah inn mun kikhawng in inn tampi kilam a, sumbawlna hoih in a gam hong khangto hi. Nungkal in Obama in gamsung puah ding billions budget a phuatkhiat pen WW II zawha US infrastructure puahkikna ding hipan kici hi. WWII hun ma deuh leh WWII hun sung teng pen amau gam adingin zong naupiang hiin sumbawlna hita leh a kiat mahmah hun khat na hi gige hi. Tua zawha hong piang kik, hun hoih ciang hong piang kikte tate pen Gen X i cihte ahi hi. Gen X pen MTV generation zong kici a, MTV in nakpi in a luvaihsak khangnote ahi uh hi.
Gen X zawh ciang Gen Y a cih uh om leuleu a, tuate pen 1981 pan 1990 kikal a piangte pawl a genna uh ahi hi. Pawlkhat in Millenials ci uh a, pawlkhat in Net Generation zong ci uh hi. Gen X zawh ahih manin Generation Next a ci zong om hi. Hih khang hun ah bel kihona, digital communications, leh movies cihte kithupisak semsem hi. Gen X te sangin Gen Y te numei pasal kikal thu ah suakta takin kizom zaw ta in nu leh pa in khamzo taktak nawnlo uh hi. A tamzaw pen Culturally Liberal kici in khanglui ngeina cihte thupisim nawn vetlo in amau ut bang, amau hoihsak bangin gamta gawp pianta uh hi. Numei leh numei, pasal leh pasal kitenna cihte phamawhsalo tektek in, club thak tuamtuam hong pianga, politics ah zong lunglutna neilo in politics nangawn kin nawnlo uh hi. Amau nopsakna bek zongta uh himai hi. Kiteng ding, ta nei ding cih zong kin in neilo uh ahih manin a kumkum in naungek piang tawm hiaihiai hi.
Khang masate hun ah zi neih ding, nasep zon ding cihte limtak ngaihsun detdet in hih uh a, Gen Y hun ah ngaihsun masalo in nei masa, hih masa uh a, a deih uh a batloh ciang kikhen, nasep tawp cih bang hi in; pawlkhat nu leh pa kiang mah hong tungkik hi: tua pen boomerang generation ciin a ciamteh pawl om hi. Kizopna ding internet, texting, IMs, YouTube, facebook, twitter cihte om ahih manin thupiang khat, mi khat thugen, makaite thugen cih khat peuh in a lungsim uh hei ziauziau thei hi. Nidang banga laibu sim in thu kikum hiathiat cihte omlo a, lamdung lamvai ah a zak peuh uh a tawmpahpah nuam uh hi. Online games leh virtual world like World of Warcraft cihte in a lungsim uh luah khin in ngeina, khangthu, biakna, politics cihte phawk nawnlo uh hi. Tua manin amau ngaihsut tawm gam, leitung (dream world) ah teng uh hi. Tua in khuasung pawlsung ah kizopna hoih kikholhna hoih piangsak theilo a, mimal bek kikhualna (individualism) lian lua mahmah hi. Phones, internet, media players, TV, Computers, cihte nei kim uh ahih manin a lawmte tawh kiho manlo in tuate tawh kikhawlzaw uh a, kiho zaw uh hi. A lawmte tawh maitang kituah a kiho sangin tua vante tungtawna kiho nuamsa zaw uh hi. Tuate hangin a social skills uh niam deuhdeuh a, a mit uh zong sia baih in, a thungaih utna uh (listening ability) kiam in, mi thugen, kamhilh peuhmah za nuamlo in amau ngaihsut tawm bangin a piang dingin deihzaw uh hi. Pop Culture in oltakin zo thei ahih manin na khat peuhpeuh amau deihdan in ki adapt ding cih pen liansak uh a, amau mihing ngeina dana ki adapt ding cih pen haksa sa uh hi.
Gen X leh Gen Y zawh ciang Gen Z i nei lai a, tua te pen 1990 leh 2009 kikal sungkhawnga suakte hi. Hih khangte pen Gen Y mah bangin media tuamtuam hatlua mahmah ahih manin a tamzaw in ‘lawmte tawh kikhawl’ cih ciang ‘lawmte tawh kimu’ cih hi sese nawnlo hi. Lawmte tawh vakkhawm cih ciang pumpi taktak vakkhawm hituanlo in online games kimawl khawm, tua kawma kiho, kikum cih khawng hizaw hi. Hih Gen Z te 2008 kumin seh 4 suah seh 1 in online games kimawl den uh hi kici hi (addicted to online games). Tua pan 2009 kumin 44% in kahto hi kici hi, alang dektak hito hi. Gen Z te khangah a tamzaw pen self-directed hi in amau deihna a liansak zaw te hita uh hi. Tua bek hilo in, a nu leh pate uh zong nasep khat sanga tamzaw sema sukdian, todian te ahi uh hi.
Gen Z zawh ciang Generation Alpha hong pai lai dinga, tua te pen Millenials generation hi taktakta ding hi. Ahang pen amau millenium thaka suak taktakte hita uh hi. Generation dang – Lost Generation, Greatest Generation, Silent Generation, Baby Boom Generation, etc cihte omlai hi. Ut leh mailam ah i genlai dinga…
Ei khang en leng, ei bang huna piang i hi tam? Khanlawh hun, pianthak hun sunga piang kihi maithei hi. Ahih kei leh khuavak hong taan laitak cih bang in. Pawlkhat pen France Pai khanghun a piang hi dinga, pawlkhat Gospel Hong Tun hun a khang hiding hi hang. Pawlkhat Lai Siangtho Sangkah Hun a piang hi dinga, pawlkhat Gambel Hun a piang hi dinga, pawlkhat Gambuai (Mizogam Buai) Hun a piang hi ding hi. Tua bangin eisung diak en leng minam sungah khang kikhek hun om peuhmah ding hi. Tuate in a hun zuiin lungsim, ngaihsut, muhna, deihna, tatdan, sepdan, etc hong khek khek na hi gige hi. Tu huna tutphah kituhtuh te tate khangah tutphah kituh tuh om nawnlo kha dinga, ngeina zuunzuun te tate khangah ngeina peuhmah a kinlo hon hong suak thei lai ding hi. Biakna a kin mahmah innkuan pan biakna a phawk kha vetlo zong piang thei lai dinga, numei leh numei, pasal leh pasal kitenna na ngawn phamawh asalo om thei lai ding hi. Ei sung bek en leng zong “Khang Kilamdang” i cih om hamtang ding hi. Leitungah KHANG KILAMDANG na om ahih manin ei zong leitungah om ihih manin a tuak tek ding ihi hi. I tenna mun, i gam, i minam, i kim leh pam, etc in tua “Khang Kilamdang” hong puak hun kibanglo bek ding hi.
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