Gen Next

As we were standing outside cool joint in Jayanagar, Avilash and I exchanged a WOW as a female passed us. She was headed to a pub. Just a normal sight that I am trying to get used to - girls frequenting such places. As we entered the pub after a few minutes I saw something unusal. The girl that we saw was actually with her husband, another couple and their kid. As the two couples were enjoying their sip of alcohol and the music, their 6 year old kid was sitting at the bar. 6 year old kid, for god's sake!! And then people around me told me that there is a separate family section in most pubs. Family section!! Pub is just a fancier, more expensive version of a bar. They still serve alcohol. People do get drunk here. And this has a family section!!
Along with being conservative, I also border on hypocrisy. Although I go to such places, I would prefer not to see a girl in there. I cannot go out with my girl to a pub (thats in case I had one). Just that I would not feel comfortable. Since I cannot do much about females going to the pub, I had no choice but to come to terms with during the last few months. Of course, I had never thought that I would ever see a 6 year old in a place of this kind. No. Not in my wildest dreams! So there arises no question of acceptance or defiance.
During the bangalore habba (bangalore festival) KF had a counter to sell beer in the food court in palace grounds. They say beer is not alcohol. Its more like water. Excuse me?
I know a 6th std kid who surfs porn. He is one of the smatest kids that I have seen( of course not becasue he surfs porn!). He tells me that he goes to cyber center quite freuently. He was caught by one of my friends watching a 'movie' on his computer. Strictly not acceptable. Will the parents get to kow about it?I dont think so.. But may be they were linient enough for the kid to start exploring such stuff.
Another kid that I met the other day would not be more than 12 years. His tounge was surprisingly bad coming from a family that I know. I used my first swear word when I came to my 11th std. That would be 16. And had sworn to never use it again. Then in 12th that swearing became common. And this kid is 5 years smarter than I am.. :). We can either laugh about it, crib about it or blame some one.
The new year's eve when we were at 'the club', I saw a boy aged around 12 carrying a beer glass in his hand. I was just hoping that he was carrying it for his dad. Did not eventually find out who he was carrying it for. So I dont feel too bad about it. I dont know the truth there ..
Vice is a vice and has to be accepted as a vice. If selling beer in public, drinking beer in public or taking your kid to the bar is cool, then you need mentoring. Incidents like this get me thinking if the generation next would even consider listening to what elders have to say. Pay heed to their advice. Respect them. Then I find comfort in telling my self - its about how our generation brings up their kids. So its entirely upto us as to how they behave.