the youth

          Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,
          But to be young was very heaven!--Oh! times,
          In which the meagre, stale, forbidding ways
          Of custom, law, and statute, took at once
          The attraction of a country in romance! William Wordsworth.The French revolution

'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams'Eleanor Roosevelt

The vast majority of the world's population is below the age of 30.If this force could be channelized for constructive purposes,it could revolutionize the world within a short span.Because of lack of opportunities,they are frustrated and disillusioned and become sitting ducks for terrorists,drug mafias and fundamentalist organisations.

There is a total absence of role-models for the youth because the media projects only the rich and famous which only creates more bitterness and anger because thay are inaccesible.Those who are sicerely working for a better world are handicapped due to lack of resources and are themselves surviving on a shoe-string budget.They prefer to work silently without attracting publicity.

If a sustained world-wide campaign could be carried out to create awareness about global issues like poverty,child friendly environment,illiteracy,gender violence and environmental protection,it could perhaps encourage more energetic and idealistic people to join the cause.This in turn would give afocus and direction to the energies of the youth.