Embrace Your Journey
Life during high school and college is a unique time filled with opportunities for self-discovery, even amidst stress and responsibilities. It's crucial to cherish these moments and engage fully in experiences, as they shape personal growth. Reflecting on the past reveals that these years are not just preparation for adulthood, but a vibrant chapter that should be lived to the fullest. Don't let the fear of the future overshadow the joy of the present; every year brings new avenues for excitement and fulfillment.In this clip
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What are your thoughts on the perspective that many older people take unmerited pride in being adults and discourage youth's enthusiasm and ideals, as expressed in the quote: "You're young. Enjoy your enthusiasms and your ideals while you can. For when you grow up and get out in the world you will know better"?
I'm 18 years old, still in school in the 12th grade of the Bavarian Gymnasium, and I've got exactly one year until I graduate. I've been on vacation for two weeks now—last week I was on vacation, and the two weeks before that I was sick. I'm still not quite fit. Before I was sick, I worked a lot, programmed in my free time, even outside of school, and tried to develop myself further. Now that I'm back from vacation, I find that I lack the desire, interest, and enjoyment in my activities, and everything feels very empty. I don't know how to get out of this phase. I also don't have any friends with whom I can talk about it because I've separated myself from my old group of friends due to differences in interests, and their lifestyle choices no longer aligned with mine. What should I do?
Many older people seem to take unmerited pride in the mere 'fact that they are adults.' When youth comes crashing in on them with enthusiasms and ideals, they put on their most patronizing smiles, pat the young man or the young woman on the shoulder, and in a worldly wise sort of way send them out with what they call their blessing. But—as every young person knows—that is not a blessing; it is a cold shower. What they have really said to you is this: "You're young. Enjoy your enthusiasms and your ideals while you can. For when you grow up and get out in the world you will know better." And the tragedy is that so many young people do just that: they do grow up and, growing up, they grow away from their enthusiasms and from their ideals. That is one reason why the world into which they go gets better so slowly.