I love books that give me ideas of things to do to either make my life more fun, more fulfilling, or more simple. Usually these books make their points quickly in short chapters, which happens to be a style I enjoy. Without slamming this title, I picked up a book the other day that seemed as though it was going to give me ideas of things to do to recapture ‘my youth.’ I thought I had found something right up my alley until I read a few of the chapter titles. Some of the ideas were just plain irresponsible and dumb, things such as ‘Yell at someone,’ ‘Pierce something other than your ear,’ and ‘Charm your way into our out of something.’ You get the idea. I don’t think this is the youth that is worth recapturing. Yes, all of us ‘Adults’ were once immature teenagers. I really have no desire to return to the teenage years.
Some people think
that in order to be free from the stresses of everyday life, they also must be free of making morally sound decisions. You know the whole “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” mantra. Does ‘living for today’ mean I should be rude to the teenager in the check-out line…or that I should I go ‘clubbing’ with my girlfriends and act irresponsibly? Don’t get me wrong, ‘being your own person’ and ‘carpe diem’ are great, but I think some people interpret this in strange ways.
I think that attitude is more thinking about ‘me’ and not ‘you’. People may get so stressed that they just want to push the boundaries and not think about how their actions affect others or being too stressed to worry about it. It is not right, but that is what they do.
I totally agree Kim! Some say it’s all a matter of perspective, but my question is, ‘how did they come to that perspective?’ Where they stop thinking common-sensically.
I blame all the texting and computer contact for some of the rash behavior. A buddy told me her teen had over 2000 texts on her cell last month. People are not face-to-face communicating and therefore manners may only be found in a historical section of a museum soon. I prefer voice communication. Hugs are cool too! :o)