Dear Generation Y and Z,
I have a few concerns. Lectures are not my style, so I'll be skipping that. I only want to point out some things I've noticed recently. Also, my concerns are not complaints; we are in this together. You see, I see these generations doing incredible things: rising up to occasions, solving problems, promoting equality and justice, leading, adjusting. Congratulations! We are making the world our own, as we should. Although we are accomplishing so much, I also see some areas that we could improve on.
First area: grace. Where has our grace for our fellow mankind gone? Quick judgements and snide remarks flood our daily thinking like an explosive hurricane. It's as though we've forgotten the power that unity has to change the world.
Second area: humility. This is so important. No longer do we value and give worth to other's opinions or ideas; instead, we value how loud our own opinions and ideas are being projected to everyone else. It's similar to a shouting match. We have forgotten the beauty in conditioning ourselves to invite other's thoughts into our thinking. Pride is taking over.
Third area: our stance. If we're not standing for what we believe in, we allow what we don't believe in to tower over us. Too many times I see great individuals with great ideas cower in fear of standing. Eventually, the current sweeps them in they are tossed back and forth like waves, crashing back and forth between opinions and ideas that aren't even theirs. Those voices become lost, or drowned out.
Fourth area: individuality. Being yourself seems boring. With all the sparkling celebrities, small town popularity, and ideal lifestyles, it's very easy to conform. This seems to be a result of apathy. It's not easy being unique when other forces are telling you to model them. This is tragic.
And lastly: self-worth. Loss of self-worth is heart breaking. Insecurity comes in many forms and they aren't hiding themselves anymore. They are being blasted on the faces of so many people that some are barely recognizable. Hiding them behind makeup, false identities, attitudes, and veils is becoming increasingly difficult.
My point is, wake up. We are a force to be reckoned with. Our ideas contain truth. We have to stand together. Have grace with one another. We are all just trying to figure everything out. There's no set list of rules that come with existance. Listen to one another's opinions and value them. They hold tramendous weight. Sit back and practice being humble. It pays off. Take a stand on the things you believe to be true. Whether it be something as small as flavor preferences, or something as large as worldwide equality, dig your heels into the ground and stand by what you believe. Be unwavering forces in raging storms. We were made for this. Be yourself. Self-worth is one thing that you will never regret possessing. We mean something to this world. No individual on this earth is pointless. We do not have the right to consider ourselves anything less than significant. Be individuals. Embrace the fact that every day, you live and exist as no one else can, because you are you. Unique individual, stand up and rise to the occasion of loving yourself and others like no one else can.
I believe in us.
Sincerely,
Samantha Jane, Generation Y Blogger.
