18/02/2026
A Message to Fellow Youth
By Bornface Chiwere
My fellow young people,
It is time for us to rise and take responsibility for our lives before circumstances destroy our future. Many of us are slowly losing our direction because we have chosen to focus on the wrong things. Instead of building our dreams, we are engaging in activities that do not add value to our lives — and in the end, we find ourselves frustrated, wounded inside, and without purpose.
Too many young people today are silently suffering. We are battling inner pain, confusion, and discouragement. Yet instead of confronting our challenges with courage and discipline, we escape into distractions that weaken our potential.
One of the greatest tools of our generation is social media. However, we are misusing it. Social media was not created for us to expose our weaknesses, display our immaturity, or compete in unhealthy comparisons. It was not meant to destroy our dignity or damage our future.
Especially to the young women, I say this with respect: let us guard our self-worth. Over-sharing personal matters and seeking validation online can cost us our peace, our reputation, and even our destiny. What we post today can shape how the world sees us tomorrow.
My fellow youth, let us stop living for likes, comments, and temporary attention. Let us stop mocking others who are progressing in their own lives while we remain stagnant. Instead of criticizing, let us learn. Instead of envying, let us work. Instead of pretending, let us build.
Let us make firm and courageous decisions about our lives. Let us invest in our skills, our education, our character, and our dreams. The future belongs to those who prepare for it, not those who waste time chasing empty validation.
We have power. We have potential. But potential without discipline is wasted opportunity.
Let us rise. Let us think deeper. Let us act wisely. And let us build a future we will be proud of.
Thank you.
