i think a lot of people; young people especially, are just scared. they're scared to admit that they like doing things cautiously, or that they like sleeping next to another breathing body. today is so much about, 'the next iPhone' and 'the newest night club' and 'the hottest trend'. young people are scared to admit they'd rather stay home on a friday night instead of joining the crew for an all-night adventure. they get sucked into thinking the only way they can fit in is by being there, doing it and then talking about it. but there's a lot more to living wild and free.
wild is waking up and going for a walk before the sun is fully in the sky.
wild is making guacamole with habanero peppers - or whatever the hottest ones are called.
free like barefoot in the backyard, watering the garden.
free like finally finding the sock from last month's mysterious load of laundry.
this world has taken many years to perfect.
young people need to grow some balls.
it's a sad day when young people get together, have a few drinks, and drink a few too many. it's a sad day when young people drink and drive. it's a sad day when you wake up to the news: five people stabbed and killed at an end-of-school house party. it's a sad day when you know one of the victims.
young people don't understand how vulnerable they really are. we get so caught up in believing that we're just young and restless that we fail to remember we're inexperienced and immature. we laugh when someone jokes about skin colour. we dance around pain that we inflict on others. we call each other, 'gay' and 'retarded' and 'useless'. and stupid is as stupid does. and maybe that doesn't fit here at all but how can you be so cruel in a world that sends you curve balls every day?
wake up young people. smell the roses, that's what they say. remember to think before you act and speak your piece. try to remember that this life is yours and it gets shorter by the hour. try to remember there are others like you around.
i'm not telling you to be something you're not but for your sake you should try and be the best version of yourself. because we know you don't know who you are just yet.
be wild and tell yourself that you're a little scared to grow up. be free and grow in every direction possible.
the world has taken many years to perfect.
young people need to grow some balls.
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