We often find ourselves criticizing the present generation more than embracing their spirits. Youth is an unpredictable age, often exhibiting impulsiveness and whimsicality but let’s not scrooge where the credit is due. Youth is the foundation of a future rebel, a social doctor and the owners of tomorrow who carry the potential to design a better society. In that case, it is us who must take the responsibility of the coming generations and make them fall in the queue for making a sustainable future for themselves. Before we tell them what they must do, it is important to realize their opinion is more crucial than ours – present in its diverse and stimulating nature. Remember, to make the world a better place we should empower the young spirit.
It is rather realistic when I say that if you want to change the world, being below 50 is a great benefit because the youth’s higher motivations perfectly suit the dynamic and ground-breaking world. To name some of the fledgling entrepreneurs of India in recent times, we can easily site the examples of the 22 year old Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO Rooms; 28 year old Gagan Biyani and Neeraj Berry, founders of the mobile app Sprig that lets one get healthy meals; the MIT Grad and 28 year old Sampriti Bhattacharya who has established underwater drones. What remains mutual among all of them is the fact that they did not lose their self-beliefs and took risks on face with splendid grit and confidence. What is more amazing is that even children below the age of 20 are going on to prove that age can certainly not be a perimeter towards the unearthing of one’s true potential. Who forgets the 12 and 14 year old techie brothers who not only became the founders of Go Dimensions but also developed eleven different apps. These TedX talkers have ventured far beyond our anticipations.
The best part of these young people is that they not only inspire but take situations into their own hands. But what about the kids who can be the active agents of change and whose voices are yet to be heard? The question is how we empower them. They have certain duty towards the country and when we think of the socio-political scenario in India, possibilities of a successful bondage between the nation and its youth seem stronger. This appears on the brighter side of everything because young people are tolerant, accepting and creative in their approach. This definitely does not mean promotion of puppets in the name of nationalism but what remains commendable is that young people these days are critical in what they must believe and practice. To be able to make a difference, it is essential to learn to fix the faulty instead of becoming the ‘Yes Man’. To build the base of a child’s character from the dawn of his/her life to the phases of adultery, initiatives can take the face of multiple forms. But then everything apart, “Charity begins at home”.
