Teenagers in Garissa and beyond are often not taken seriously by the authorities. We have been held hostage by the assumption we are troublemakers and can do no good.
However, this is a stereotype because teenagers are the generation of future leaders. They will be controlling and running the world someday.
It might not be in the exact mindset they have right now, but the ideas are all coming from an identical area and viewpoint.
We are experiencing things in our world right now and the exposure to the media and large political leaps are two platforms we should capitalize on for the sake of our future because the groundwork for our future is right now.
Young minds in Garissa have an important role in society. What we do, what we accomplish, what we are exposed to has every effect on, not only our personal future, but the future of society as a whole.
Every generation grows up in a completely distinct world. Depending on when you grew up, there are varied aspects of life that could have had an influence on the development of your future society.
There are many teens who are risk-takers and are drawn to adventure and danger. These aren’t necessarily bad qualities to obtain because every society needs that.
No society can function without the minds that think and work differently, and aren’t afraid to voice opinions and ideas that are unheard of or made out to be classified as “wrong.”
This might come off as a bias opinion, but teens are highly intelligent and are regularly solving problems.
They have the insight of the future. They are new minds open to wild ideas because they feel they are invincible.
As teenagers, we need to have faith and power within ourselves. We need to have initiative. We are in charge of the future generations.
If we don’t make a change ourselves, how will improvements in society occur?
Our parents play a large role in how we see society because they bring us up with a set of societal morals which opens up our minds in later life and we see things as they are in our current world.
Teens have the right mindset and are excited and motivated to better the future of society.
Just because we are young doesn’t mean we are incapable of creating change and improvements in our society.
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Abubakar Mohammed Adan is a youth and humanitarian activist based in Garissa.