A Walk in the Rain

It is sad that the kids of today are going to be our future leaders. To think that people so immature and stupid (to say it nicely) are going to lead us into the next 50 years. I am surrounded by these people all day, every day at school, and trust me when I tell you that they aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. True some of them might grow out of this childish phase, but you assume that they would have done it by now. As juniors in high school, we are expected to be able to make decisions for ourselves and to be mature about them, but that just isn’t so with today’s kids. They are quick to jump to conclusions, and immature when it comes to their logic. How are we supposed to entrust our future with a person of that nature?

This generation is by far the laziest. We rely so much on electronics that we fail to see the importance of doing something by hand. We no longer value the way things use to be; we only see what is now. It is hard to learn from past mistakes when the only thing you are concerned about is the now.

We must be sure to always remember those who came before us and the mistakes that they made. We must also learn to act our age, not our shoe size. There comes a time when we all need to grow up and I am afraid that for most people that age has come and past without them even knowing. There is still a chance that my generation will turn out alright as long as right now, while we still have a chance, we change our lazy ways and not only look towards the future but also remember to learn for the past.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” A little chant that probably all of us learn as children. Too bad is isn’t true for todays teenagers, especially the teenage girls.

Words hurt us more than most people seem to know. A broken bone heals in time, but broken spirits do not. Girls, at that age, are extremely susceptible to these broken spirits. The name calling, rumor starting nature of some girls will obliterate the esteem of another. If we are those girls who get their esteem handed to us on a silver platter, we need to overcome the fear of what others may think about us. We must not wallow in our sorrow, but instead we need to be strong and rise up from the ashes. We need to prove to ourselves, not just others, that we have the strength to stand up for ourselves and the strength to keep what is being said about us from dampening our spirits.

Would someone please explain to me why I, the world leader of hating drama, is stuck with best friends who thrive off it. My life feels as though it is consumed by unwanted and loathed drama. I, for my part, have no part in what my friends have so eagerly blown out of proportion. And yet, for some uncanny reason I am sucked into the ongoing debate over whose side everyone should take. Granted, some of the issues aren’t as petty as I make them out to be, but trust me, there is no way they are as mammoth as they, my friends, treat them.

I am sorry, but, boys, lies, and drama isn’t what being a teenage girl is suppose to be about. Yeah sure that maybe what every adult in the universe thinks, but for the most of us the tears, drama and lies brought forth by the male gender isn’t worth it.

So for my having these best friends isn’t exactly good for my health. They bring me into situations that I do not belong in and places in which my input isn’t needed. I have begun to think that maybe it is time for me to move on, grow up and out. Maybe it is time for new best friends.