The ‘Magic in Your Life’

Ha, ha! My cool teenagers, you will be jubilating over the fact that finally, you have found one soul who understood you fully. You are right. I am on your side and because I care for you, I am posting one more article to help you become wise. Now go ahead, read on . . .

Yes teenagers nowadays are a misunderstood group of people who are unjustly accused of being rebellious… but are they incapable of thinking and acting and making a choice for themselves? Certainly not! They are just as capable, or even more capable than anyone of us. Then why on earth are they making bad choices?

Teens these days go through numerous struggles in life. They have to struggle to fight for their rights; struggle to make their needs known; struggle to keep up with the fast paced life around them; struggle to be in touch with the latest and coolest hip hop fashion; struggle to be recognized. Through all these struggles, one would expect them to emerge stronger and wiser.

Like I said earlier, most teens grow up with wrong role models or in front of the television set. But if they learn wrong things from the wrong sources they should be able to learn the right things from the right sources given the fact that they have gone through intensive and extensive training in struggling with the known and the unknown.

There are only two options for everyone in life. The first option is to learn, benefit and grow from the experiences of others and the second option is to learn from one’s own struggles, mistakes and hardships. Unfortunately most choose the second option to their own chagrin in their matured years.

What is preventing them from learning the right things or making the right choices? I believe it is their determination to make it on their own. They tend to reject all advice given or lessons taught by others who have struggled through similar situations. They want to be independent. They want to emerge as winners in their own eyes without anyone’s help. They want to ‘do it their own way’. Although that is an admirable quality, they will do well by heeding the advice of their elders. This will help them save time. Otherwise they will be spending their entire existence, trying to put their lives together.

Then regrets and remorse will ensue. Those who are strong, those who can control their emotions and those who can pick themselves up from where they are, will manage to make something out of their remaining years, months or days. These will emerge as successful leaders who live to tell the world their success stories. The rest will sadly wilt away. They will live the remaining period of their lives in regrets, hurts and accusations or give up on life like Humpty Dumpty.

Once again, I recall my late mother’s wise words here, “Wise is the child, who heeds the advice of those who have tread the path before him/her. Innumerable treasures await at his/her gate.”

I have only three things to say to all you teenagers who are reading this, “Be alert at all times. Choose wisely. Pray much.” This way of living will then create the ‘Magic in your Life’ and will prevent you from living a life full of misery and regrets.

God bless.