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Originally posted by MagiK:
The Question of the Year is:
Why do people who are say between the ages of 12 and 19 seem to think that they are as knowledgable, understanding and wise in the following catagories as people 2, 3 or even 4 times their age and experience.
Meaning "Teens", of course?
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Catagories being: Religion, Life, Politics, Government and Society
I would think that the only explanation would be that people in this age bracket seem to think that all who went before them were brain dead morons who never knew or learned anything. Or that they are the first people ever to have an original idea on how things should be run.
MagiK, with all due respect, this does sound rather peremptory on your part. Teens are in the process of discovery of the higher mind and, when having discovered something, are eager to proclaim it to the world. There are a few who have not mastered the finer points of social expression yet (not to mention a few adults who never have either!
) but as mature members, our goal should be to encourage them to express and to develop a greater sense of acceptable social communication of their ideas.
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I would also like to request information from anyone on the instances throughout history where someone in this age group actually managed to come up with some revolutionary concept or idea in these catagories that actully worked in the real world. I admit my knowledge in this area is limited in the extreme.
Mozart comes to mind...well, that's in the area of the arts. The prior Dalai Lama, as well, when just a child, prescribed great social reforms for Thibet which are still held in practice by the monks there and, hopefully, will be instituted for all of Thibet when China grants them independence, if ever.
I'm sure there's more, but I'm late for class now. I'll check back in later.
-Saz