what are we

the youth of these days. or at least those within my world of recognition, have changed. Where is the joy, the contentment of everyday life, the carefree attitude that young people should have? Attitudes can generally be reduced to states of the cynical, unbelieving, the jaded, those without hope.

is life really that hard. are things really that bleak.

im not saying we should be carefree about our duties and responsibilities or how we handle situations. im talking about our outlook, our general view towards life.

i am not one to mince words and circle bushes. These young ones have grown weak. Naive. People stuck in a well, seeing only their own problems. Such small problems a person of 17, 18 years of age can have. and they lose hope, they lose faith, they blame it on things around them. the circumstance. that person. that authority. that exam. some dispute between friends over silly temporal matters. some conflict between a boy and girl. some test results that werent too good. some strict parents. some strict teacher. and the faultless saint concludes: life is tough. life is impossible. i cant do this. theres no hope. theres no happy endings. theres no love.

and you think you are wise. you've seen through it all. you've been through it once and was burned so you've learned your lesson. and im not saying those were not important experiences, but it is gross underdetermination. so you've failed once. you've seen what doesnt work. but have you tried out every single possible alternate solution? have you tried hard enough? who are you to conclude with what little you know that it is impossible, that such and such cannot exist?

the weakness of these youth. not daring to pick themselves up, brush off the dust and try again. you sit there in the mud, wallowing in your self pity, talking about the toughness of life. looking at your failures over and over. discouraging others from trying. sickening. what will you learn from that? what success would you gain? you would never learn to run if you are always afraid of the pain of falling down.

these youngsters need to see the world. need to see that there are a billion other people with problems a billion times worse than theirs. need to see that those same people just carry on, struggle and fight for a living. it is true that success is not guaranteed no matter how hard you try, but if you never try, it is guaranteed you will never succeed.

life just happens. things just happen. circumstances arise and simply need to be dealt with. many things in life are beyond our control and they affect us. whether you see it as tough or not is up to you.

the hope for success, for victory. the courage to try. the will to stand against odds. these here are what define ones strength of character.

i am not arrowing any particular person or group of people, for i am one these youth.