THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF YOUTH

       

  

        Enjoy the power and beauty of youth.  You might never understand the power and beauty of your youth until they are faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you will look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how many possibilities that laid before you and how fabulous you looked.

youthfulness should be about effectiveness or should I say efficiency. How efficient do you utilize the opportunities open to you?  worrying about the future is like trying to start a car that has no engine, it is tantamount to thinking about things that might never happen.

Enjoy the power of your youth, work hard, invest your time and effort in things that makes you happy. do things that give you self satisfaction, things that please you, things that you will be remembered for.

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. play while you can, sing, dance, travel, joke. what's the point of playing football at age 60 or engaging in track events at 70. what are those acts, games that make you happy. you can never be a youth twice. remember to be decent,  avoid being reckless. don't waste your time on jealousy, it's your race,  nobody can run it for you. sometimes you're ahead, other times you are behind, nonetheless, it's your race-your life long personal race.

Explore your town, read the directions, even if you don't follow them, reduce or avoid reading beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Enjoy the time you spend with adults and old people especially your parents. share their memory, laugh at their mistakes but don't forget to learn from it,  more so you never know when they'll depart this world.  be nice to the younger ones around you,  they are the best link to your past and might be a bridge in the future.

Make a lot of friends but understand that friends come and go,  so hold to the reliable ones. listen to a lot of advice but heed a few because some will bring you down while others will lift you up.

remember to respect everyone, pass the compliments, never keep a grudge, don't mess with people's emotion, don't snitch and above all never forget to serve you God during your youth!!!

By ANDREW OYAFEMI

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