Put faith in God, not self, to live fulfilling life

by Isa Torres, staff writer

I love my generation, even though sometimes I feel out of place. I feel that I am the only sane young adult left.
The “echo boom” generation-that’s what other people are starting to call us.
We are the most narcissistic generation since the “baby boom” generation, the first generation raised with television.

In case you don’t know what narcissistic means, I can tell you that the best way to describe that kind of behavior is by saying “Paris Hilton.”
It’s people who only think of themselves, those who want to please their most egocentric pleasures without caring what happens to the people around them. They are selfish people who think they are perfect.
Honestly, there are many people like that. I sometimes consider myself a narcissist; I care a lot about how I look and how other people look, but I honestly don’t care what they say about me. That is the good part. I judge others, and myself, according to my standards. But there are people who worry too much about what others think of them.
The “me, me, me,” attitude is very common among those of my generation.  We want the best for us, no matter what. We don’t care who has to pay for the consequences of our acts.

I hear stories about girls making really stupid decisions, running away from their problems without solving anything. And at the end, the only thing the family can do is watch how their daughter or sister throws her life down the drain.
We want to find love quick. We want happiness without having to sacrifice anything. We think everything in this world is going to last until the end of time, and it is really hard for us to see the real value of those who love us.
It is good to love yourself, to have good self-esteem. I’ve met people who have low self-esteem, and it is pretty sad. They think they don’t deserve anything and that they should be dead. I think no one can love you if you can’t love yourself.
I honestly don’t see how people can hate themselves, and why others love themselves to the point they consider themselves as more than God.
I have the joy of knowing God. I don’t hate myself, because He loves me. I try not over-love myself, because to tell you the truth, I did not deserve His love.
I live a life that doesn’t belong to me. So I try living it for the one who owns me, my God.

We need to learn to fight for our dreams, the dreams that can keep us alive.

Everything would be easier if all of us understood that we do not deserve love, but God loves us. The best we can do is to live for Him.

 

The reason for these shootings and other acts of violence are because kids and teens are not receiving the attention and education they need about handling situations or are not given the encouragement they need to cope with friends and bullies.

It’s never too early to talk to any child or teen, because it is almost always a guarantee that any adolescent has problems whether they want to admit it or not. Being concerned for anyone has never hurt anyone and doesn’t cost a thing.