Our elders think that teenagers need help and are always wrong. Certainly there are numerous occasions when we simply cannot do without our parents. But for the many others, we need to take a stand and speak out for what’s right. Let me give you this example. There is a boy. He goes to school. Then he goes to secondary school. He is now a teenager. The O level examination is approaching, and all he does is try to study. That is good. Then the adult steps in.
A responsible one would say this: How are you doing? Do you need help? Just ask me. Don’t be shy.
Then on the other hand an adult with fish mongering experience would say this: Aiyah! Whole day study study. You know last time … My parents worked day and night, and I started working when I was your age! Now all you can do is sit here and read your book.
So this is the main reason behind teenagers being treated like children. Sometimes its not the teenager’s fault but instead it is the adult’s fault. You have just seen how family backgrounds affect how people view children. Now I shall let you see what happens when it is the teenager’s fault.
A good teenager would do what he or she is supposed to do to become a good person. Like so: Teacher, can I ask you a question? What topics are coming out for the tests?
Then the bad one would say: Aiyah! Tests are always coming, but they never come, study wastes time, study for what?
You see the good teenager has a sort of worry for his future, whereas the bad one does not. It is this mere worry that sets us about our lives. Without it, our lives would be as meaningless as the aimless punk’s. Adults also think about our future. Because we don’t. They care incessantly about the smallest things in life, probably because when they were young, they faced the same demands of society. So it is because of this care and concern for responsibility that motivates us to behave like children, so the adults can guide us toward the right path. Now I know, what you qualify determines whether you are a child or an adult.
