ok think abt this; how many times hv u heard an adult say " listen to me, cos im older, and ive got more experience in life" ? seriously. ok. do u thnk its true? i mean, ok sure u mite hv lived longer than me, god only knows, but hey just because we're young doesnt mean were idiots right? i mean, i ttly hate it when someone passes judgment based on my age, and that happens quite frequently, as im sure some ppl will agree with me. i mean, what right hv they to say that, oh im older and cleverer, whereas ur childish and dumb? absolutely none. if u recently read the ST, Tuesday, 1st april, you wld hv read tt more Ivy League varsities are taking in more and more under-18s. imagine studying for a varsity degree at sec4. i mean, sure, not everyone is a wunderkind, but i mean, just the fact tt teens tt young can actly qualify for uni, is like, whoa. and i draw ur attn again to the fact that adults are in political power in this world; heads of govts, at the forefronts of superpowers, lording it out over the world, proclaiming victory, waging war, while the workd beneath their feet crumbles to ash. look where we are today; the world seems like its ending, violence is widespread, war is even more rampant, countries tear themselves apart thru civil unrest. and things go on like that, lasting for what seems like an eternity to those who suffer. yet to them, life can be extinguished in a blink of an eye. ok sure u can say tt im doing nthn abt it, tt im seating lazily on my comfy ass, complaining abt the heat in s'pore. and i wld say tt u do hv a point. but again i say, even if we had the power to do anything, wld we b able to actly present our paradigms, our ideas, our ideologies to the world, and be allowed to apply them, without being convicted and sentenced due to, oh, say treason? with the current ppl in power? fat hope. seriously. cos u see, these ppl cling on so dearly to power and are blinded by their lust for it. their insatiable appetite to be the first in everything, doesnt really benefit the world. cos everything tts done, is done purely for the sake of the country's (read govt) welfare. who cares abt poverty and famine, and all the rest of tt nonsense? y shd we give a damn? its not as if we inflicted it upon them. and so you see the mentality im driving at. but of cos, im not saying tt all politicians are cruel and backstabbing weasels, but what im trying to say is, is it really better to hv old hands in govt? ppl who love power, who love the way things are run, and are adamantly reluctant to change cos it cld mean their end? perhaps they are scared that the next generation will usurp their places before our time? and for who is it to decide when its our time? ourselves. not them , not anyone else. cos we dun owe anyone in this world a living. i hv no doubts tt the next generation will rise, greater than before, presenting solutions to seemingly inexplicable problems today, but will we ever be given the chance to make tt day a reality? as rightly and aptly stated by a few authors:
'age is foolish when it underestimates youth'
' children are getting smarter'
enclosed. anw tts it for now i guess. sch has been almost nightmarish in a way, with loads of work and commitments. whatever. we'll see. well, catch ya'll later.
