livingart Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 About time someone said it. Northland College (NZ) principal John Tapene has offered the following words from a judge who regularly deals with youth....."Always we hear the cry from teenagers 'What can we do, where can we go?'...My answer is, "Go home, mow the lawn, wash the windows, learn to cook, build a raft, get a job, visit the sick, study your lessons, and after you've finished, read a book. Your town does not owe you recreational facilities and your parents do not owe you fun. The world does not owe you a living, you owe the world something. You owe it your time, energy and talent so that no one will be at war, in poverty or sick and lonely again." In other words, grow up, stop being a cry baby, get out of your dream world and develop a backbone, not a wishbone. Start behaving like a responsible person. You are important and you are needed. It's too late to sit around and wait for somebody to do something someday. Someday is now and that somebody is you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 for the bored anyone of any age even :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Showing my facebook nerdiness here but *like* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 facebook meh /me likes that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 thats exactly right, haha there would be more decent ones around if we alll did that, sadly just a few will actually do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Any teenagers here have jobs that they earned without their parents help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Any teenagers here have jobs that they earned without their parents help? exactly, im going to animates in manukau tomoro for a run through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 for the bored anyone of any age even :sage: Ha. I instantly thought of the people (adults?) still trying to camp out at the Occupy protests. Occupy a job or a hobby. Good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 They can stop occupying a town and get some fish to occupy a tank instead :rotf: That's something that would get much better attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 exactly, im going to animates in manukau tomoro for a run through Got your induction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Got your induction? yeah i think so , haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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