YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE

Youthful exuberance manifests in young people mostly between the ages of 15 and 25. It is within this age frame that young people tend to show the exuberant emotions.

Now, what is the meaning of the word YOUTHFUL?

Youthful simply means young and lively.

A youth is someone that possess the attributes of livelihood and energy.

Exuberance means very high spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic. Therefore, youthful exuberance is a kind of emotion that shows signs of livelihood, energy, vigor and enthusiasm.

This kind of emotion is found amongst young people. I am a young person, so I can relate to this.

They have this tendency to do new things, go new places, test varieties of lifestyles and trends and when they do this, they do it hard ensuring they derive pleasure from it.

Now understand this, 

The youthful stage is the stage of every growing being (human) where the energy to provide and elevate his future and harvest fruits from his labour later on is abundant.

When that stage of life is properly managed, it can serve as a light guide for the future to provide a better life.

Its a stage where one must be careful of his decisions of today.

Unfortunately, many young folks misuse this stage of their lives. Carelessness, rebellion, indulgence in social vices, wrong decisions and many more has misplaced them from a bright future they should enjoy.

There's a proverb that goes, "where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth." And that's true.

So dear young fella, never let the excitement and curiosity to test every single thing allow you make rash decisions or let you take regrettable steps in life. You can only live through that stage once. Once its lost it can't be gotten back and I bet you wouldn't want to have regrets.

Yes, passions burn within. You want to explore life and enjoy much pleasures. But can't that be done the right way?

Can't the things you spend on and decisions you make be a positive one for long term benefits? 

Dear young fella, stop thinking only about "now" cause you have a future to secure else you would realise that during the time of planting and watering, you were busy chasing the wind only to have nothing to reap than to succumb to hunger and begging. Invest in what will pay you back tomorrow. 

So before getting designers as your mates gets, ask yourself if you have a tangible skill that will fetch you income in future. Before you sleep with that guy or lady, think through what you'll lose and suffer later on. I know those urges rises, but they aren't meant to control you, you are to control it. Put on discipline and self control as a young person.

I'll tell you this over and over again, every bad decision you make now will definitely mar your future directly or indirectly.

It is disheartening to see many life and destiny threatening activities amongst young people all in the name of "exploring"; the feelings that make them go lit in their heads to do even the despicable. 

Amongst the many are alcoholism, prostitution, indecent dressing, drug abuse, premarital sex, cyber crimes, varied sexual activities, watching porn, taking pleasure and boasting about the number of ladies or guys they've slept with, taking nude pictures of themselves, rebels and shows the highest form of arrogance against parents, elders and authorities, spend nights that can be used to get value for partying and drinking with friends, they become internet frauds and scammers.

And they do all these stuff feeling they'll be tagged anti social and primitive who doesn't know the world.

Its really saddening. 

Those who are to be the future leaders are being swept away by the deception of their negative youthful desires making their tomorrow a place of little or no fulfillment.

Please, don't live this way. Every impact you want to make, success you want to achieve, luxury you want to live in can be accessible. It all begins from NOW.

Use your exuberance in a positive way and for a positive cause. Channel it to serving God, serving humanity and serving family. 

If you want to do new things, you can learn something new that can be of help to you positively, like learning how to swim if you can't, acquiring an interesting skill, engaging in fun activities as far as it doesnt contradict purity or pervert moral principles. Ensure you don't go way out of borders. 

Another mistake you should avoid is to follow the crowd, trying to be like everyone else. This is the reason many young people out there have no direction or destination. Stop following the majority because it causes your thoughts to be confined and limited.

Have a goal for yourself and stay fixed at it. Know what you want in life and pursue it, not shadows and frivolities.

Also learn to ask yourself interesting questions too. Questions like, "how will the future look like? Are there plans to put in place to have a safe and bright future?"

This will help keep your mind fixed on it.

I hope you got value from this.

You can also read my old blog, HOW TO BUILD THE DESIRED LIFE EARLY. 

It will enlighten you on how to secure a bright future now that you're young.

God bless you!