“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.”
― Kurt Cobain
NOW THE ELDERS MUST STEP UP....THAT'S YOU AND ME
The young ones are awake. They've created a call to action - - - which should come as no surprise. When issues impact us on a personal level and threaten our very survival, we fight back.
It's now time for the elders to help the young ones. It's time for us to offer them our wisdom without harming their spirit or extinguishing their light. They have a battle ahead. They want to win. We want them to win. We must step up to help them win.
It's now time for us to guide them, encourage them, offer them our insight.
It's now time for us to remember that these young people are, indeed, young. Yes, they have faced unimaginable brutality, but they have not been out in the adult world as many of us have. We know about shortcuts and we know all about endurance.
It's now time for us to offer our children tools, reasoned thinking and help.
The elders of the tribe have always played an essential role in training the next generation. It's a role and a responsibility which has been lost in our chaotic world. Too often we shrug and think, "Those stupid kids will just have to figure it out on their own." But we don't want them to do that. We want to help them, to move them forward, to see them be successful, to watch them thrive.
We, the elders have a role to play. If our children are victorious, it will be because we have cheered them across the finish line.
Now we, the elders, must step up.
