The Kids at the Sqare

The other day I was in town looking for my first Christmas presents. while I was there I noticed a strange atmosphere. It surely wasn't me, cause I know that moods you have can swing over to others. I was actually in a good mood. After so much rain, the sun decided to come out for a few hours and with the air being so cold - it was the best.

I passed by some youngsters at a square and decided to have a coffee at the place at the corner and was able to watch these "still kids" - not yet grownups a little. It was strange to see how different their reaction was when adults or kids passed by. They made a game out of it to really annoy kids walking past or uncool teens the same age as them. But if an adult passed by - they immediately changed their whole body language and "behaved " for a few Minutes and then continued their watch on youngster in order to be prepared to attack them.

What is it about these kids that they want to be heard? If you catch any of them alone, they are the sweetest people ever, but in a group they are just so rude and without anything human. They must have a problem and are wanting some sort of attention. My experience is, that there is usually only one of them in the group that would carry the blame to have so much power over the others. I mean, we all watch movies about these sort of guys with the power and then the movie ends with the underdog building up self esteem to say no to the chief. But what is it actually, that we as grownups are not seeing?

They want us to take them serious and we are not doing that. We are sending them to a place everyday that tells them what to do but does not ask them - what they want to do - We are lying to our kids that they need a diploma to achieve a career in our society. Truth is, we cannot estimate where we are going economically by the end of the week. So, we need to redefine our kids in our new and not so secure society.
We need to restructure and let them have a say in it. Instead we are telling them to shut up go to school and then start a life when it is over. But they have a sense that it is a lie and that is why they are at the square making trouble, they are our new Revolutionaries with to speak up. All we need to do, is listen.