As teenagers, we all have this idea of what we want our future to look like. We dream big, make plans, and try to figure out who we want to be. But as we start to sketch out our future, it feels like the world is constantly changing, making it harder and harder to stay on track. Every time we think we’re getting somewhere, something happens a new crisis, a new problem, a new reason to doubt if we’ll ever make it. It feels like the world is on fire, and no matter how hard we try to build something, the flames keep burning it down. The worst part is, we can’t escape it. Every time we open our phones, we’re hit with bad news wars, climate disasters, political chaos, economic crashes. It’s all right there, 24/7, reminding us how messed up everything is. It’s like we’re expected to focus on school, careers, and our future, but how are we supposed to do that when the world feels so unstable? One minute we think we know what we want, and the next, we’re questioning everything. Will there even be opportunities left for us? Will our dreams still make sense in five or ten years? It’s exhausting. We want to be excited about our future, but it’s hard to stay hopeful when everything feels out of our control. We’re constantly told that we’re the generation that’s supposed to fix things, but how can we fix something so broken when we’re still trying to figure ourselves out? We’re doing our best to create a future for ourselves, but sometimes, it feels like we’re just watching it all burn, powerless to stop it.
