SCHOOL : SMK 01 DIPONEGORO WULUHAN

NAME : JA’A QOMARIATUS SIAM

CLASS : X SMK

Assalamualaikum wr. Wb.

Honored to Judicators who give me a time to bring my statement about the millennial challenge
in digital life.

Honored to the committee who has held English speech competition.

And I don’t forget to thank to all my teachers who have advised me and also my beloved friends
all.

The first, Thank God, we thank you for presence of Alloh SWT because of the blessings that
have been given to all of us so that we can still gather in this place in a healthy.

The second, Not forgetting prayers and greetings may be poured out on our Lord, Prophet
Muhammad, may we all who in this place get their safaat in the end time……aamiin

Ladies and Gentlemen, what do we have in our mind when we are talking about the current
generation in our country? Some of us might think of the word “Millennial“. That’s right, our
current society is dominated by two generations. What do we think two generations have in
common?

Ladies and Gentlemen, That’s right, something that they have in common is that they are so
close with technology, or in this case “ internet”. For our current generations, internet is not only
an important part of their life, but they live on the internet, like literally. They learn so many
things from the internet, they get entertainment on the internet, they make money on the internet,
and they even get in touch with each other through the internet. As they spend more time on the
internet, lots of stigmas start to grow in our society towards the current generation. Some people
start to consider the current generation as lazy, lack of social interaction, lack of knowledge or
they simply look at the current generation in negative way.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the thing is that, people who despite the current generations have their
own reasons to do. One of the reasons is because in fact most our teenagers right now attached to
their gadgets most of time, so it makes them physically appear to be doing nothing all day. One
thing that most people may not realize is that they may be physically sleeping on the couch all
day, but the fact is that they might be virtually on the other side of the world all the time,
exploring so many beautiful place the google earth. They might physically seem to be passive
just because they don’t leave room all day, but the fact is that they might actually make tons of
money virtually.

Ladies and Gentlemen, as the world evolves into a new era, the challenge for the people also
evolves. We can’t weight our current generation by using the old standards that we used long
time ago. It is different now. Back then, people worked so hard to pursue high education so that
they could get a good job with a good salary so they could have a happy life, but now it is no
longer the case.

Ladies and Gentlemen, with the existence of the current technology, the world is literally in our
hands. So the challenge is no longer to get to know everything about it, but the challenge for
current generation now is to ask to our selves, what we want to do with all information that we
have in our hands.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it means that, the challenge is to be creative. Why do I say that? Because
everyone has the same knowledge about the world, so the one thing that will make a difference is
creativity. Our current generation is not weak, they not lazy, and they definitely are not lack of
knowledge. They are just channeling their potential to something else, something new,
something that most of elder people may not understand. Their burden will be much heavier if
we add so many stigmas towards them while they are in the process of finding their life path.

Ladies and Gentlemen, now that we know the reality that our current generations have to face, I
believe it is time for us to give them some space to grow to be whatever they want to be. They
need all people to trust them, especially the elder generation. It is their time. It is their era, it is
the world now, let them handle it their way.

The last statement, thank for your attention and Lets me say ………………. ( The last greeting )
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