Why Modern Youth Needs Ruthless Principles to Survive!!

A Modern youth will do anything
to own any of this.

If you are a keen follower/reader of articles in this blog, you will remember two articles titled The Social Media Lifestyle Lie, that We Live in and Betting, the Cancerous Dream-Idea Destroyer in Kenya.

Latest trends define
 the youth

A  scroll down the articles, should give you a view on how, the two emerging trends (Social media and Betting/gambling) have had so much influence and impact on the modern youth, for the simple reason of fame (read social media) and false hope of quick riches  (read betting and gambling). 

The two trends have had such a great impact on the modern youth, to an extent of breeding laziness amidst a false sense of greatness. A quick scroll down the social media platform of a modern youth, you will marvel and get surprised at the opulence and the high end rich lifestyle the youth portray. It's a competition of some sort among-st the youths on the sites, a competition for the likes, comments and shares. Who looks cool, who looks classy, who attended the all white party, who was present at the blankets and wine event? Who was at Java? how many Pizza did you have? Who had a bash and was there a Guarana? What of a Jameson whiskey bottle? A Johnnie Walker double black label? Amarula? 

The pressure for the youth to look cool and classy is just too much, pressure from peers in school, social media, TV programs etc., the pressure is unbearable and every youth is competing to fit inside the crew, but the crew is demanding a lot, the crew needs you to dress in the most modern trendy fashion, from shoes, jackets, etc., gadgets such as phones, ipads, ipods, beats by Dre headphones, etc., how many baes do you have or who is dating that hunk guy from the neighborhood, the pressure, yes the pressure is real, but unfortunately the pressure does not care about your financial background or social class. You must look trendy, take photos at the latest resort or joint in town to fit and be part of the crew. Is this even fair for that youth? 

Perhaps that is why, the modern youth must come up with ruthless principles that will protect them from the pressure. Self imposed restrictions that will protect them from the influence and set them aside, in pathway to prosperity and achieve their life goals.  What could this principles look like?

Expensive gadgets that any
youth would die for

1. Can't afford it, isn't mine.

More like saying, if my means can't get it, then I better stay within my means till I can afford them. Its an "I don't care" kind of positive attitude that will save you lots of stress and torture of having to always fight to fit within a certain social cycle that your means can't sustain. This principle seeks to defend you from any lust for expensive material desires that are way beyond your means. It simple, be you, no one will punish you for not owning that gold bracelet or watch, no one will jail you for not owning an iphone. Live within your means!


2. Looking cool, can only be defined by me.

If I am comfortable in my dressing, please keep your views and opinion to yourself. This principle seeks to protect you against any form of pressure due to the latest fashion trends and swag  from your peers. Stay put and let you, define how cool your life is, live within your means.

3. No matter what, my grades come first.

Lets all agree, education shapes the future, without education one may find it difficult to pursue some lifelong ambitions and desires. Plus, education and good grades however much they aren't guarantee of a good life, cushions you against illiteracy. With this principle therefore, you are alert to any activity, or peer influence that may have negative impact towards your achievement of the education goal. So the next time you notice your crew is not so positive on books, please click this link ( Is it time you audited your crew?) to know why you need to audit the crew.

4. Can't fit in, isn't my crew

Having audited your friends it's time you carried out an analysis as to whether, you fit in the crew. Basic questions accompany this principle. Where are we heading to as a crew? What positive  value has this crew added to my life? Do we pursue great goals? How do we spend our time? The answers to this questions should guide you on the way you to make a better decision. This principle, will caution you against friends that are destructive and a danger to your future.

5. Social Media never defines my life

Captions often on
 social media

What social media personality are you? do you live way beyond reality? can all your friends and family attest to the life you portray online? Remember, it's absolutely not wrong to share with your friends the success stories in your life, or the happy/fun moments you having with friends, colleagues and family, what is wrong, is when you portray a particular kind of lifestyle that boosts your self esteem online, but cannot do the same in real life. This principle cautions you from unwarranted pressure from real life, as you struggle to always maintain the high end lifestyle you portray online





6. We will never be the same, in this world.

When was the last time
you used a chartered flight 

Perhaps this is the most important ruthless principle for the youth. Let it be known that we all come from different background and social classes. You can't compete with a peer whose day's pocket money equals to your family's house rent. Its as factual and basic as that, we have peers from very wealthy homes, how would you fit in such a crew? A crew that knows no poverty, a crew that grew on weetabix? Com'n In this world we will never be the same, what we can do, is create our own pathway of prosperity by living right, within our means, and by our dreams and ambitions.

Remember:-

The modern world is full of new ideas, inventions, fashion trends and social trends, all putting pressure into one person "The youth". The pressure, is so great to the extent of driving the youth into crimes and disobedience from home to school. Picture this, how do you expect a kid from poor background who had good grades in primary school and joined a good high school in the city to cope with life, when you introduce to him all this beautiful and attractive goodness of the city? You dump them in the midst of the kids from the rich and wealthy ends of the city suburbs? How will they cope when they are brought up in humble backgrounds and with good moral virtues only to be introduced to a new social class order?

And this is what most
youths would love
for their online
platforms

Without ruthless principles for this kid, without this kid standing firm to the humble and respectable upbringing (Whose probability is zero), the kid will be swallowed by the desires and affluence  of the modern world. So they can't afford, they steal. They want to fit in, they are lured into alcohol, drugs, sex orgies, etc., For female, they hook up with sponsors, sex for affluence. Believe you me, in the modern social media era, the youth will do anything to look cool online. They need Pizza for their instagram followers, swimming pool birthday parties photos for their facebook faithful friends, hang out in expensive joints, for pics to post online. Expensive and trendy fashion attires, for the online faithfuls, ipads, ipods, bundles. Look, which youth wont like an opportunity to take pics inside a chartered plane for their IG account?  That's is a jackpot, that will raise their social status and respect online.. etc., who will provide this? Your guess is as good as mine, give sexual favors to some old man/woman in exchange of money and easy life. Have a blesser or better still a sponsor.

Again, to caution the youth against such social disorders, we must give them ruthless principles to follow, principles that will demand lots of sacrifices from them but reward them with a good life!