But what if this young generation had started to become a nuisance to the society? We have heard many of them involved in crimes, rebels who go to the streets and crying for the destabilization of their own government and all other things that they do not come to realize jeopardize their own future.
But we as their elders have high hopes on them. They can make a change if they want to. Through their strength and intelligence, youth can rise above the odds. Expectations may be high but it is because their elders had seen a great potential in them.
The youth is the hope of the motherland.” This is just one of idioms that ourPhilippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal once enunciated. This means that thefuture of our nation lies on the hands of the youth of today. More so, the youthhave the power to reshape the nation's present appearance. However, thismeaningful and echoing idiom has been passing through our ears for years butit seems that no improvement has evolved.The generation of Rizal has gone a long time ago and the said idiomtraveled from generation to next generation but the brilliant idiom has moldednothing. Filipinos just keep on murmuring this line but they take no moves toactuate their stand. Even though there are few who really pursue theirpatriotism, they are overshadowed by the many that decline to move. The progress of a nation does not solely depend on the youth, but on allthe people. We might have doubts on how the youth can shape the image of hope when in fact they are still young and dependent on their parents. They donot have the voice in national affairs and they are currently striving with theirlessons in schools.We are