YOUTH AND ITS SOCIETY: A BETTER TOMORROW
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youth in its society are to be seen as future leaders. Even religion preaches this aphorism.
In a manifesting faith, religion should focus in close monitoring and mentoring of her youths. This is to ensure a fulfilled future through formations of;
- youthful groups
- provisions of quality education and
- social centers.
Any religious group in the society that fails to create conscious sense of belonging and posit reasons or motive to position her youth for;
- a fulfilled and greater future,
- brighter and better than yesterday and today
is an attack and a failure to the entire nation. For she has failed. Such is a group or religion whose present efforts await future wastage and discontinuity. A gloomy and worse tomorrow is therefore inevitable.
TODAY’S RELIGIOUS CULTURE
Today presents best of such religion and society that has become a negative discovery and vision for a collapse and bad future.
keep the youth in close monitoring and mentorship
A new approach therefore must be urgently and immediately developed. Adopted towards monitoring and mentoring the activities of the youth.
Activities and policies that will build the youth;
- socially
- emotionally
- spiritually
- mentally
to meet with their challenges of today. Future can be developed and implemented through holistic;
- talent development
- leadership and self empowerment seminar
- guidance and counseling
- financial, materials and spiritual investment in the youth.
Long and short term skills acquisitions, that will make the youths overcome the scourge of idleness. Competition in the labor market must be dominated by youth programs.
THE BIG QUESTION?
what and how much have we invested into our youths? not what and how much have we or can we get from them.
For if the church and other religion on earth fail to invest heavily in her youths, surely will the negative society invest worldliness in them as means of solution to their present and future predicament.
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Most importantly youths must come closer to their religion. Humbly submit themselves to Godly teaching information and formation, mentoring, upbringing.
Those in charge of youth affairs must accept the challenges of fresh researches. Adopt new pattern in handling youth affairs. Place priority of discovering and fulfilling the vision of the youths, above personal interest. Carrying the youth along in their operation in great tolerance.
Godliness in spirit and in truth. for the society to be in better sharp tomorrow
The religious and the clergy must help foster the development of the society through active guidance in their own way, as they are a set of people the youth listens well.