Teenage
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- Sat,04 May 2019
When you hear this word the first thing that crosses your mind would be rating a teenager as a walking mischief whose life is full of fun and breaking rules, but who is also stuck with depression, ambition, peer pressure, anxiety, elation pimples, funky hair styles, attitude, shyness, mischievousness and being confident yet insecure. I, a teenager, am at the pinnacle of age non-conformance while trying really hard to socially conform, a rebel, looking for a cause. We can sometimes be so restless and impatient that this fidgeting can lead to both good as well as bad consequences, attributed to companionship, family upbringing, however according to the elders the effect of social media. We have to deal with situations like being in depression or anxiety , it's mainly because of all those frequent arguments and break ups with that so called "soulmate", but, how can one choose his/her soulmate in the age when they cannot even choose a dish from the menu without getting confused! Sometimes I'm full of disappointment and anger because my efforts do not quite result in what I want. Being a teenager is not an easy task as one goes through a lot of changes in such a short period of time. The hardest part for me is gaining confidence in who I am. I always compare myself with others and make myself feel low. Lacking confidence in "who I am" is really toxic. It robs me of my ability to love myself in addition to crippling majority of my abilities. Being a teenager is that everything is presented as "preparation for future" when in reality- teenage years are the ones with the most rules, the least rights and the least amount of real consequences. At the turn of the millennium, rapid technological advancement and the changing society have contributed to a state of cultural shock for me as I am unable to cope up with the pace of change and I'm totally confused. This is probably the one time in my life that I can be so irresponsible and still rebound fairly quickly and resiliently. But I can say that, _We learn from our mistakes,_ _from the wrong turns me take,_ _from the fake friends we make,_ _and from the time when we almost break._ It's easy to be all positive and consistent when everything is going our way. But, that's not the reality of life, life isn't a fairytale with everything so perfect... It takes courage to grow up and to be confident in who I really am. Did you ever think that why a bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, it is not because that the bird trusts the branch, it is because that bird trusts its wings. Similarly we should trust ourselves. Teenage as a part of life is like a trailer of the movie that life is going to show us... With good fellowship and support I can do wonders in this part of life. I am a teenager. I am a challenge but I'm worth it. I can. I will. It's not the end it's just the beginning. Written by_ Vidhi Jangid XII-D