My name is … and I’m only 15. Adults say it‘s a very problematic age which you will go through.. But I’m sure it’s a very special time for any person because you have opportunity to do more, to have more, and of course to fail more to become a lot wiser. We, I mean young people or adolescents or teenagers, it doesn’t matter how they call us, we are just the same adults but without any experience.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals and gaining wisdom. Years may wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul (Samuel Ullman). You know my age is like a hurricane or storm full of activity.
And it’s a shame that some of my classmates feel bored being young, and don’t want to achieve any goals in their life, some of them even feel as they are 40. They are complaining about school, a lot of lessons , exams, misunderstandings , and relations with parents and classmates and don’t even try to understand themselves. I would say they are still in condition of Great Uncertainty.
But I like to be young. For me being young is not only a time of life. It is a state of mind. It is a matter of will, imagination, vigor of emotions, energy and spirit that gives me a powerful potential in my youth, the opportunity to make mistakes and self-confidence to solve problems.
Well, well, well … it is not 100% true and I am not absolutely right. There are moments in my life when I don’t want to do anything and even a tiny problem looks like a global one and wants to destroy everything inside of me and then I hate myself. But later, I again feel that I am something special , even as great as the Universe and there are so many doors open in front of me that I want to peek inside every door to make my life more complete and interesting. These moments fill my heart with fears and doubts and the thoughts just crash me , I hesitate and I am afraid to make mistakes but at the same time I think they make me stronger and help me to keep going …
But despite youth it is the best period of life I think young people have as many problems as grown-ups. A problem which worries me most of all is the problem of my future career. Everybody understands the importance of getting an interesting but at the same time well-paid job. After finishing school I ‘m planning to enter university . So it is necessary to have good education to pass the entrance exams. To make my dream come true, I will have to take special lessons in some subjects and my parents will have to pay for them which means a lot of expenses.
And, then my parents and grandparents always say: “When I was young or when I was at your age or if I were you …”. They can’t stop talking about how lazy and irresponsible I am, how much time I waste listening to music and chatting with my friends on my phone , they always remind me of the necessity of doing sport and the harm of fast food. The elderly always think our society has degraded since the last century and they are looking down us.
They call us, I mean teenagers , The Millenials.It means we are the generation grew up with technology and constantly on their phones or devices. To get an idea of how different we really are you would have to understand how we think and act. Sure, we are considered the first “global” generation with the development of the Internet. Oh, yes we spend a lot of time in the Internet, searching information , watching videos on You Tube and downloading music from file sharing sites, chatting and texting and for us real faces seem to be more on Facebook than in a real life. That’s why we are different from older generations, a little bit more special , unique, and more vulnerable, who think the world revolves around us. Probably there is a reason to call us snowflakes because we are very sensitive and can be easily offended and sometimes are unable to deal with opposing opinions.
We are different, but some problems we inherited from the past. They are alcohol, smoking and drugs which affect young generation very much. Using drugs girls and boys are getting more angry, and lose their connection with parents and friends. To my mind our government should take more steps in stopping this problem and prevent the selling of drugs. And of course , teenagers themselves should think about their future and dream about a better life.
My speech is coming to a close. So, I’d like to tell you a joke and say that the most comfortable time in my life was when I wore pampers . It was warm and a little bit wet but very very cosy and safe. But in this transition period, when we are not children any more, and not yet adults we have to make important decisions about our future despite we sometimes feel alone and left out and also despite our very changeable mood and dissatisfaction with our appearances, and concern about how the posting will be perceived by our friends. We should do it because youth is experience and the hope of future.
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IS IT EASY TO BE YOUNG?
My name is … and I’m only 15. Adults say it‘s a very problematic age which you will go through.. But I’m sure it’s a very special time for any person because you have opportunity to do more, to have more, and of course to fail more to become a lot wiser. We, I mean young people or adolescents or teenagers, it doesn’t matter how they call us, we are just the same adults but without any experience.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals and gaining wisdom. Years may wrinkle the skin , but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul (Samuel Ullman). You know my age is like a hurricane or storm full of activity.
And it’s a shame that some of my classmates feel bored being young, and don’t want to achieve any goals in their life, some of them even feel as they are 40. They are complaining about school, a lot of lessons , exams, misunderstandings , and relations with parents and classmates and don’t even try to understand themselves. I would say they are still in condition of Great Uncertainty.
But I like to be young. For me being young is not only a time of life. It is a state of mind. It is a matter of will, imagination, vigor of emotions, energy and spirit that gives me a powerful potential in my youth, the opportunity to make mistakes and self-confidence to solve problems.
Well, well, well … it is not 100% true and I am not absolutely right. There are moments in my life when I don’t want to do anything and even a tiny problem looks like a global one and wants to destroy everything inside of me and then I hate myself. But later, I again feel that I am something special , even as great as the Universe and there are so many doors open in front of me that I want to peek inside every door to make my life more complete and interesting. These moments fill my heart with fears and doubts and the thoughts just crash me , I hesitate and I am afraid to make mistakes but at the same time I think they make me stronger and help me to keep going …
But despite youth it is the best period of life I think young people have as many problems as grown-ups. A problem which worries me most of all is the problem of my future career. Everybody understands the importance of getting an interesting but at the same time well-paid job. After finishing school I ‘m planning to enter university . So it is necessary to have good education to pass the entrance exams. To make my dream come true, I will have to take special lessons in some subjects and my parents will have to pay for them which means a lot of expenses.
And, then my parents and grandparents always say: “When I was young or when I was at your age or if I were you …”. They can’t stop talking about how lazy and irresponsible I am, how much time I waste listening to music and chatting with my friends on my phone , they always remind me of the necessity of doing sport and the harm of fast food. The elderly always think our society has degraded since the last century and they are looking down us.
They call us, I mean teenagers , The Millenials.It means we are the generation grew up with technology and constantly on their phones or devices. To get an idea of how different we really are you would have to understand how we think and act. Sure, we are considered the first “global” generation with the development of the Internet. Oh, yes we spend a lot of time in the Internet, searching information , watching videos on You Tube and downloading music from file sharing sites, chatting and texting and for us real faces seem to be more on Facebook than in a real life. That’s why we are different from older generations, a little bit more special , unique, and more vulnerable, who think the world revolves around us. Probably there is a reason to call us snowflakes because we are very sensitive and can be easily offended and sometimes are unable to deal with opposing opinions.
We are different, but some problems we inherited from the past. They are alcohol, smoking and drugs which affect young generation very much. Using drugs girls and boys are getting more angry, and lose their connection with parents and friends. To my mind our government should take more steps in stopping this problem and prevent the selling of drugs. And of course , teenagers themselves should think about their future and dream about a better life.
My speech is coming to a close. So, I’d like to tell you a joke and say that the most comfortable time in my life was when I wore pampers . It was warm and a little bit wet but very very cosy and safe. But in this transition period, when we are not children any more, and not yet adults we have to make important decisions about our future despite we sometimes feel alone and left out and also despite our very changeable mood and dissatisfaction with our appearances, and concern about how the posting will be perceived by our friends. We should do it because youth is experience and the hope of future.