Words for Teenagers

[ladyforsaken]

"You owe the world something. You owe it your time, energy and talent so that no one will be at war, in sickness and lonely again. In other words grow up, stop being a cry baby, get out of your dream world and develop a backbone not a wishbone."

Oh yeah. I wanna make this my sig.

 

[Skid Row 89]

"You owe the world something. You owe it your time, energy and talent so that no one will be at war, in sickness and lonely again. In other words grow up, stop being a cry baby, get out of your dream world and develop a backbone not a wishbone."

Oh yeah. I wanna make this my sig.

I agree with this article despite being in my late teens, although I rarely complain about being bored anyway

 

[perfanoff]

It doesn't only apply to teenagers I see why this man is the principal

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

That's a great article.

 

[Greb]

I see a guy forced to work hard by parents stricken by the hustle and bustle of potential wars, be them past or present, not having much time for said child unless it was for punishing said child for failing to live up to their expectations.

I see a miserable guy with a squandered youth, so jealous of the "technological advances" that have been made since his youth, that he must blame them and hate them and target the youth like his parents targeted him whenever he stopped for breath.

I see something that could be deep or otherwise inspiring, but simply falls short as another well worded complaint towards the youth of today. We may be the future of this world, but only the ones who were born into status, or who's family have the right connections matter when you consider the grand scheme of things and how the world may be shaped in the future. A hive is not without it's worker bees, but no hive has ever collapsed because not every worker bee is productive and/or dies instantly when it tries to hit up that sweet, smooth nectar.

The older you get the worse life seems to get. Each year, whether you like it or not, you'll find less time to play, relax and enjoy life. So lets not attempt to instill a work ethic "the world owns you, and you owe it all" attitude. Let them blissfully wander and find their own paths, be them "worthless" or useful.


But yeah basically I didn't like the article. Especially since the guy has the "right path" as thus can be appreciated and otherwise liked by many for such a paltry amount of words. Sadness

I appreciate the "get up and go" message, though. Shame it had to look like rage upon the youth though.

 

[Skid Row 89]

I see a guy forced to work hard by parents stricken by the hustle and bustle of potential wars, be them past or present, not having much time for said child unless it was for punishing said child for failing to live up to their expectations.

I see a miserable guy with a squandered youth, so jealous of the "technological advances" that have been made since his youth, that he must blame them and hate them and target the youth like his parents targeted him whenever he stopped for breath.

I see something that could be deep or otherwise inspiring, but simply falls short as another well worded complaint towards the youth of today. We may be the future of this world, but only the ones who were born into status, or who's family have the right connections matter when you consider the grand scheme of things and how the world may be shaped in the future. A hive is not without it's worker bees, but no hive has ever collapsed because not every worker bee is productive and/or dies instantly when it tries to hit up that sweet, smooth nectar.

The older you get the worse life seems to get. Each year, whether you like it or not, you'll find less time to play, relax and enjoy life. So lets not attempt to instill a work ethic "the world owns you, and you owe it all" attitude. Let them blissfully wander and find their own paths, be them "worthless" or useful.


But yeah basically I didn't like the article. Especially since the guy has the "right path" as thus can be appreciated and otherwise liked by many for such a paltry amount of words. Sadness

I appreciate the "get up and go" message, though. Shame it had to look like rage upon the youth though.

I agree with you that it seems like he's almost attacking the youth and his stance is severe. He's conveying his message in an aggressive way but nevertheless it's still positive. It's unlikely he meant for young people to work 24/7 but he seems to have forgotten that everyone needs to take a break and enjoy life.

 

[ladyforsaken]

It doesn't only apply to teenagers

Yeah, I thought so too.

I think like any other good advice out there, it doesn't always apply to everything or everyday of our lives. Life is really about a balance of things, good and bad, positive and negative. You can't always be upbeat and cheerful - there'll always be those down days. You can't always "have a backbone", there'll be some days where you just want to stop and wish for things to happen.

But I guess the message really is, to do more than just wanting more, to work for things rather than to just be given. Of course we're all humans, we break down, we make mistakes, that's of course all bound to happen and it's okay. It's only because a lot of the kids in the new generation don't know what is effort - a lot (not all) of them take things for granted and have it easy and get whatever they want without having to earn them. I face a lot of teenagers in my job and this is really an issue. They are not even thankful... for a lot of things.