When Truth Lost Its Wisdom

Reflections & Growth — by Lady Flava

I’ve been sitting with this thought for a while now…

It feels like this generation doesn’t want seasoned wisdom.

I watch people talk about “living in their truth” — and I get it. I really do. But what I see is a lot of open wounds being shown off like they’re healed scars. There’s a difference between speaking your truth and knowing how to live it.

I came up in a time when your elders schooled you — on life, work, relationships, how to move in the world. They didn’t sugarcoat it. They’d tell you, “Get up, fix your face, and do better next time.” And you did. Because you respected that kind of love — the kind that corrected you, not coddled you.

These days, people want freedom without discipline. They want to express without understanding. They confuse speaking loudly with being wise.

I’m not saying my generation had it all figured out — we made mistakes too — but we knew how to take correction and learn from it. We valued experience. We sat still long enough to listen.

Now I find myself around people who carry so much disconnection — so much discomfort in their own truth. And I’ve had to learn to stop trying to fix it.

That’s the hard part for me.

Because I come from a time when we cared for each other differently. When we built connection, not competition. When respect wasn’t optional — it was expected. And we understood that real growth came with a little discomfort.

So I remind myself — I can’t carry everyone’s energy. I can’t heal what people won’t admit is broken.

It’s not about stopping caring.

It’s about caring differently.

I’ll always have that old-school way in me — the one that believes in showing up, doing right by people, and passing down what I’ve learned along the way. But I’ve realized some lessons can’t be handed down. They have to be lived into.

And until this new generation is ready to listen, I’ll keep walking in quiet wisdom… knowing I’ve already done my part.

— Simply Flava 🌻