Think of it as the passing of knowledge. And teens are an excellent audience, because they’d be getting one of those exceedingly rare “real talk” moments, when someone finally treats them as sentient beings.
You’d essentially be giving them a heads-up and contributing to their ability to prepare while better informed.
i encourage you to still try it anyway. there is no one i valued more as a teenager than my elders who supported me despite not being my flesh and blood. i don’t think i’d be alive today without having those adults who just said “hey, you’re you. i believe in you. you got this”
just don’t show up trying to direct them. just listen and give your advice when they want it. someday they’ll do the same for someone else, and it will be you they recollect inspiring them. our movement of love hinges entirely on the elders passing it on to the youth.
and everytime an elder supports a youth, that elder becomes immortal. we are all immortal so long as someone picks up our work and carries it forward. it is through this process that we will all someday be free. so please, don’t be scared to hang out with some teens. just make it your responsibility within their group to keep their brains safe so their souls can be safe.
I am in a workers assembly, and our biggest hurdle has been convincing people gen-X and boomer aged to join. A lot of teenagers and 20 somethings, quite a few millenials (including myself), and people up into their 70’s. Please help organize, regardless of your age. If anything, being older will be a huge boon as you can teach them to avoid pitfalls you’ve already fallen into, how to avoid mistakes you’ve made.
Many of my neighbors are N supporters. There’s a college campus nearby but I don’t feel right trying to organize with teenagers.
Think of it as the passing of knowledge. And teens are an excellent audience, because they’d be getting one of those exceedingly rare “real talk” moments, when someone finally treats them as sentient beings.
You’d essentially be giving them a heads-up and contributing to their ability to prepare while better informed.
Organize with them! Offer your help, but don’t try to lead them. Be prepared for them to think you’re a cop lol.
i encourage you to still try it anyway. there is no one i valued more as a teenager than my elders who supported me despite not being my flesh and blood. i don’t think i’d be alive today without having those adults who just said “hey, you’re you. i believe in you. you got this”
just don’t show up trying to direct them. just listen and give your advice when they want it. someday they’ll do the same for someone else, and it will be you they recollect inspiring them. our movement of love hinges entirely on the elders passing it on to the youth.
and everytime an elder supports a youth, that elder becomes immortal. we are all immortal so long as someone picks up our work and carries it forward. it is through this process that we will all someday be free. so please, don’t be scared to hang out with some teens. just make it your responsibility within their group to keep their brains safe so their souls can be safe.
I am in a workers assembly, and our biggest hurdle has been convincing people gen-X and boomer aged to join. A lot of teenagers and 20 somethings, quite a few millenials (including myself), and people up into their 70’s. Please help organize, regardless of your age. If anything, being older will be a huge boon as you can teach them to avoid pitfalls you’ve already fallen into, how to avoid mistakes you’ve made.