The worst thing that can happen to you as a young person, is to refuse to grow up. You refuse to grow up when you believe that someone else must take responsibility for your life and life circumstances.

Saidi Mdala
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There is a certain arrogance that comes with being a teenager. The idea that you have all the answers and that you know what is best for everyone else. Young people, especially those in their teens or early twenties, sometimes forget that they too are people. They tend to forget that they have needs and must learn what those needs are, as well as how to give others what they need.

Even if they have a lot of money and a nice job, they might not know what they want from life because they’ve never really asked themselves the question. If a young person refuses to grow up, he or she might miss out on so much.

Source: Know What Matters

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