We see how social tension makes life unlivable. People's distrust of each other increases anxiety about the future and disrupts social operability, harmony and rhythm. We know that the conservatives have concerns about interfering with the lifestyle of the secular segment and that the bans experienced in the past will resurface. In addition to these, let's not forget that one of the people who worry is the youth.
What is important for people who have reached a certain age, reached a certain level of comfort and established their order in different standards, is the state of the moment and the enthusiasm of the past. For them, we can say that tomorrow is not as important as the past. Because what has accumulated in the past is many times higher than what will happen in the future. Their connection with the future consists of expectations for the next generations. That's why stories about the past are presented, not dreams about the future, to please those over a certain age. We can easily see this in political propaganda.
But the important thing for young people is the future. Because they do not have accumulated stories about the past. What is happening today is not the day of your dreams. The only thing keeping young people fit is the hope for the future. Each young person is trying to build the future starting from their own life. This is one of the reasons why education turns into racing. The desire of young people to realize their dreams for the future through this means. In today's social structure, the tool that prepares young people for life is education. The race in education is actually nothing but the race of young people to get status for tomorrow.
Well, do young people manage to keep their hopes for the future alive?
The answer to this question leads us to the concern of young people. The first thing that worries young people is the concern of holding on to life, as everyone will admit. In other words, not being able to achieve the standard of living that he dreams of, not gaining the status he expects. Because young people believe that the education they receive, the knowledge they acquire, the value they place on themselves will not be a reward in terms of holding on to life. Situations such as privilege, favoritism, and incompetence have become so prominent, they have become so public that there is no concept of merit in their literature.
Not being able to get paid for their hard work, lack of blessings despite the abundance of burden, and financial opportunities that go backwards every day make young people anxious about the future. The pomp of a small part of the society and the gradual deepening of poverty in a large part of the society feeds not hope for the future, but anxiety. That's why the hope of the generations we call Y-Z or alpha grows outside of these geographies. The expectation from abroad is strongly felt in the youth of all segments.
While these negativities are experienced in this geography, those who should take responsibility try to avoid taking responsibility and throw the responsibility on the burden of the past. Likewise, those who should find responsibility leave the responsibility on the values they abuse, not on the preferences of the people. As a result, this situation leads to the traumatization, marginalization and negation of the values held by those who bear the burden. For the segment that rises on the shoulders of those who endure the burden, this situation only results in the fact that the privilege is shelved to be left for later.
Evaluation of responsibility on such a wrong ground necessitates worrying on behalf of young people as well as the anxiety they carry. Because the value that these young people can hold on to for the future will be lost in these negativities. That's why we must listen to the concerns of young people and know how to stand against the brutal abuse of values. The constant emphasis on values should not pull us into the area of responsibility. We must not forget that where we stand today will determine where we stand tomorrow.