4. You should be forewarned: Once ...

4. You should be forewarned: Once you get into your stride, you’ll want to do more and more. The deeper you go into a question, the more you’ll want to know. There is much work in this – but in return you’ll avoid being superficial and half-awake.

“Young people don’t want to work. Hands stuck in pockets, ears jammed with stereo music, and all impudent lip when addressed.”
How many times have we heard comments like this? But when the strength and the capacities of a generation are plainly needed, hands emerge from pockets ready to go to work.
And then one thing leads to another. Just can’t help doing so. And from learning to doing there isn’t far to go – mastering a trade and practicing it in a productive context, traveling with others and writing and talking about experiences and thoughts.
Exploring one’s own society and taking a stand. Participating in the discussions of decision-making assemblies on vital questions.
Being able to make music and sing and dance and sketch and paint. There is no end to these delights. But you will have to make the effort. Given proper structures and decent conditions, this generation is more than ready to do so: It is ready to follow through.