"I can't", "I'll never", and "I would of" have become the most popular phrases among Gen Z. Our generation has taken opportunities for granted and most of the time decides to give up. I don't understand why we should focus on the negative aspects of life. "Oh, I don't think I can handle so much work". Winners suck up the pain; if our generation cannot stand that, then I'm not sure what our future will hold.
Last summer, I went to the Michigan Leadership Camp, and we had a group activity in which we had to replicate a premade Lego creation. This shouldn’t be so bad. I thought to myself while holding a big smile ready to start the competition. “It’s only an activity," I told my worried-looking peers. As the instructor started listing the rules, I could sense that everyone in the room was starting to get tense and stressed. Within the first five minutes, almost everyone was crying out with frustration- and yes, I’m talking about fully grown high schoolers who are the “leaders” of their schools. The question “WHY?” began to surge through my head. Why are they crying? Why are they giving up so easily? Do they not believe in themselves? Don’t they know that it's only an activity? Why are they taking it so seriously? I mean it's not that deep to cry about it, or was it? My head began to wonder why if these kids were supposedly the “leaders” of their schools then why were they not demonstrating by acting as such. That moment was when i began to do research and i found out that Gen Z is the Weak Generation. These kids had never gone through any wars, famines, or REAL traumas. They had received everything in a tray of gold until that moment.
Lesson 1: Winners are made not born.
Today’s society expects everything to be given in a tray of gold without even putting in the least amount of work at all. In reality, "life is not always what we want, but to make the best of it is the only way of being happy"(Randolph). It's okay to make mistakes. It's okay to not be ok. It's okay to be mad sometimes. All this is to say that our expectations don’t always meet our outcomes. Life is full of successes and drawbacks, and it is from our mistakes that we become winners.
Lesson 2: The best rewards come from the toughest battles.
Excuses and complaints are all I hear about. “I didn’t do my homework; it was too hard” or “It's too much work” or “Ugh again?” or “Eh I’m just not feeling it”. It is through believing in ourselves that we can become both mentally and physically stronger. At the end of the day, it is going through the toughest parts of our day that will best reward us. Going the long way instead of the shortcut is what will actually pay off in the future. Learning through our battles and struggles will make us winners.
Lesson 3: Winners stay focused and determined
Having a lack of work leads to depression. Don't get me wrong, Mental Health does exist. But when I say it's all mental, I think our generation has taken it for granted and now uses this as an excuse to not do work. Depression is a feeling deep in our soul telling us we need to change things. Depression is a lack of activity. That is the unlimited trauma. The power. The key is to be determined to take all of that negativity and convert it into unlimited energy to fix our lives. "Energy cannot be destroyed only transformed". Take the depression and turn it into motivation. At that moment, your life will see drastic changes that will turn your life into a blessing.
At the end of the day, there is always a silver lining. Our generation needs to accept that we must keep moving from these challenges and mistakes yet learn from them. Life is full of obstacles and when something doesn’t go as planned, we should move on and be optimistic about the future. It is the harsh moments in life that makes us stronger. Our world is not going to end, unexpected things happen in life and that’s just the way it is. Every sad moment in life will not weaken us but rather make us stronger. Life has to keep going and we have to adjust to it and appreciate what we have.
"I can't", "I'll never", and "I would of" have become the most popular phrases among Gen Z. Our generation has taken opportunities for granted and most of the time decides to give up. I don't understand why we should focus on the negative aspects of life. "Oh, I don't think I can handle so much work". Winners suck up the pain; if our generation cannot stand that, then I'm not sure what our future will hold.
Last summer, I went to the Michigan Leadership Camp, and we had a group activity in which we had to replicate a premade Lego creation. This shouldn’t be so bad. I thought to myself while holding a big smile ready to start the competition. “It’s only an activity," I told my worried-looking peers. As the instructor started listing the rules, I could sense that everyone in the room was starting to get tense and stressed. Within the first five minutes, almost everyone was crying out with frustration- and yes, I’m talking about fully grown high schoolers who are the “leaders” of their schools. The question “WHY?” began to surge through my head. Why are they crying? Why are they giving up so easily? Do they not believe in themselves? Don’t they know that it's only an activity? Why are they taking it so seriously? I mean it's not that deep to cry about it, or was it? My head began to wonder why if these kids were supposedly the “leaders” of their schools then why were they not demonstrating by acting as such. That moment was when i began to do research and i found out that Gen Z is the Weak Generation. These kids had never gone through any wars, famines, or REAL traumas. They had received everything in a tray of gold until that moment.
Lesson 1: Winners are made not born.
Today’s society expects everything to be given in a tray of gold without even putting in the least amount of work at all. In reality, "life is not always what we want, but to make the best of it is the only way of being happy"(Randolph). It's okay to make mistakes. It's okay to not be ok. It's okay to be mad sometimes. All this is to say that our expectations don’t always meet our outcomes. Life is full of successes and drawbacks, and it is from our mistakes that we become winners.
Lesson 2: The best rewards come from the toughest battles.
Excuses and complaints are all I hear about. “I didn’t do my homework; it was too hard” or “It's too much work” or “Ugh again?” or “Eh I’m just not feeling it”. It is through believing in ourselves that we can become both mentally and physically stronger. At the end of the day, it is going through the toughest parts of our day that will best reward us. Going the long way instead of the shortcut is what will actually pay off in the future. Learning through our battles and struggles will make us winners.
Lesson 3: Winners stay focused and determined
Having a lack of work leads to depression. Don't get me wrong, Mental Health does exist. But when I say it's all mental, I think our generation has taken it for granted and now uses this as an excuse to not do work. Depression is a feeling deep in our soul telling us we need to change things. Depression is a lack of activity. That is the unlimited trauma. The power. The key is to be determined to take all of that negativity and convert it into unlimited energy to fix our lives. "Energy cannot be destroyed only transformed". Take the depression and turn it into motivation. At that moment, your life will see drastic changes that will turn your life into a blessing.
At the end of the day, there is always a silver lining. Our generation needs to accept that we must keep moving from these challenges and mistakes yet learn from them. Life is full of obstacles and when something doesn’t go as planned, we should move on and be optimistic about the future. It is the harsh moments in life that makes us stronger. Our world is not going to end, unexpected things happen in life and that’s just the way it is. Every sad moment in life will not weaken us but rather make us stronger. Life has to keep going and we have to adjust to it and appreciate what we have.
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