Hopes and Dreams for the Future! (What advise would you give a 14 year old)



Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011

by Iris Taub

Our newest assignment was what advise I would give to a 14 year old or if I could do it all over again, what would I have done at 14!

Good question indeed and since I have a 14 year old grandson who will be 15 in August, I think the most important advise I can give him and others for that matter is, be true to yourself, follow your heart and always be sensitive to another person's feelings and don't assume that you have all the answers to life's mysteries!

While it is difficult to be at a time in your life when you want to spread your wings and fly, society doesn't consider you an adult and your parents might have a hard time letting you test the waters since as parents, it is our responsibility to protect you!  Letting go is hard for a parent to do since they have nurtured you since infancy and now you are trying to do things on your own!

It is a learning process for both you and your parents so be patient with one another.  If you want to show that you are ready for the responsibility of trying things on your own, you must first understand that with responsibility comes consequences for your actions and so you have to think things clearly and don't fall prey to peer pressure and do something that you know is wrong just to be part of the cool crowd.

Be considerate of other people and remember that everyone has their own opinion on a certain topic and that there is no right or wrong answer to a question unless of course it is something that involves a possible risk to a person either physically or emotionally.  If you know in your heart that a friend is about to do something that can harm them, be a good friend and tell them and if they don't take your advise, tell an adult that you trust will approach that person without criticism to help that person sort out the idea and find a solution to their problem.

In a world where bullies are alive and thriving, don't just stand by and allow another person be hurt by words or acts of violence.  Tell someone of authority and remember that bullies are usually cowards who find pleasure on picking on other people who they think are weaker than they are emotionally and physically! When this power is taken away from them, they will not continue to pick on their targets!

Don't judge another human being by the color of their skin, their religion or their physical or emotional limitations.  Every human being is unique in their own way and there is so much we can learn from one another if we just give that person a chance!

You are the future and let's hope will be a more gentle, compassionate generation who cares for others and not just looks out for number one and hurt others.  We have been there and done that and in order to move forward and make our world a better place, we look to you to make the changes that the past generations were either too selfish to think about or too weak to take a stand and do the right thing!

Iris S. Taub

Parkland, Florida
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