My Article: ADOLESCENTS DESIRES

            Youth have different wants. All of us have so many wants. Even adult, we wanted a lot of things.

            Today, youth want a thing with their curiosity. They want to go anywhere; they want to go with someone. They wanted to have a something new. They always want to go to computer shop, they want shopping, and they want to buy things, things that seem not so important in school, home and even to their self. They want to go around. In technology, they wanted to have the latest version. They want to earn money just to buy cell phone. In friends, they wanted a friend though it’s expensive to have them.  There are more things to compare with peers.  In personal belongings, they do their best in order to compete with others. Some girls wanted to be more beautiful and some boys wanted to be more handsome even they are already more beautiful and handsome. Others wanted to go with their friends, without knowing by parents that their friends are boys and girls. And when their friendship is closely tight, that’s the time that they are more powerful than their parents. The respect for parents little by little will decrease. They have their own decision. They will go home late and was influenced by alcohol. It’s not so bad taking alcohol, but if you admit yourself with that every day it will result to unhealthy body and will bear sickness. They will enjoy their life outside and this is the beginning that the influence in their house will lose and will continue if the parents show a little attention to their children. The influence outside will successfully transmitted to youth. And this time, they can do whatever they wanted whether this is good or bad, they feel free of doing it.

            In this situation, youth may result to early pregnancy which is now a trending story of the youth today. And besides of getting pregnant, may be the young partners will separate simply because they are not ready to become parent. Others will become members of fraternity and sorority.  I don’t know and I can’t imagine what’s going on with those groups, but sometimes it seems to be very good in the community. And other youth become more successful. They meet their goal in life simply because in the experience they early realize that it was not a good influence for them. They think of their future. Though they’d socialized with them, they knew that it will just hind their journey. And other youth are more successful when they are belonging to such group, the group that influences them to fly high, to gain more and become successful in life. And it seems that they are truly successful with their careers.   They become a great leader who gives courage and inspire other youth to dream and to be with their dreams.

Some youth acts suicide because of simple problem with peers, specifically when broken heart. In relationship, coupling is good when you can handle yourself, emotions and expressions because love will not be an obstacle or hindrance but yourself will be. Being broken heart may result of two situations: 1) By realizing that there are much better love/partner awaits you and don’t concentrate the crashed feeling. Just think of yourself to the future and move on. 2) Kill yourself (it’s hard to move on when you, yourself, don’t want to move on)—this comes to those who have a shorten vision, lack of thinking, selfish and not lovable person, because if you think deeper, you will see that your beauty or handsome faces to continue your journey in life. And always be reminded “think first before you click.” We are not born to be dead, we are to be successful. And we are only successful if we survive all of the challenges that come in our way.  

It is so complicated to have this situation of youth today. Parents and teachers have a great responsibility with it. To parents, let us take a look what our children is doing. We are not a tele-viewer of what they are doing, but a counselor and guide to their future. Don’t get mad easily if something goes wrong. Please let your child realize that what he’s/her doing is wrong and follow an advice that will enlighten their mind not to do that. Youth always wear their curiosity in many different ways, so check their cell phone regularly and never allow yourself to be lack of knowledge and to be fool by your children. You are more powerful than them. And you are the most responsible for them. To teachers, you are not an issue transmitter, but a facilitator of each student. You have to do your job in order for them to learn not to be popular with some negative influence.

Let us build a foundation that will bring student for the very good future. Let not just take a look in process, but also in product. Always look for the output. We must help one another, for we believe that we are all the same and deserves to have a successful living.