Teenagers have a lot more stress and temptations than I did in the 1970′s. But the world is not all bad. There are still good people and wonderful things to do.
My analogy of this here and now world, is this: Pretend you are a duck in the middle of a huge lake. The lake is thick with crap, poop, and all kinds of pollution. Muck. But because you are a duck, you have to be there. You have to swim around in it every day, living your life and doing what ducks are supposed to do in this world. You have to mosey and smile, looking for something clean or praiseworty. Yet, as a duck, you have a gift. As dirty as it is, the filth rolls off your back. time and time again.
This is the way the world is. Because we are human, we have to be in it. If we know who we are, a human, and know that we have the power, we can let all the evil and negative influences roll off our back. We can be of the world but not in the thick of it.
