Youths Today are Living In a Culture of Unfinished and Never-Realized Dreams
The rights and freedoms young people have today been fought for by the old advocates, "We worked tirelessly to help create the change which you’re now taking for granted!”. As a young disability rights advocates, I have heard this statement a thousand times and probably you too, Every time we try to be innovative amidst our predecessors. One of the great challenges facing the globe today is the aging population of old activists who do not want young people to take over and solve their unique challenges. The older generation hasn’t mastered the secret of coming an end with a sense of accomplishment, which is why youths today are living in a culture of unfinished, incomplete, and never-realized dreams. Because the old generation has not yet realized how to start something and end it well. So, much as this article is a wakeup call for young people with disabilities, and the youths, its words offer something to the old generation, as well. In a relay race, there is a critical mo...