Road 2: Teenage Problems, No Problem

Teenage years is one of the most challenging phases in one's life time. As they say, it either makes you or breaks you.

"This girl is not interested in me. I'm the most unlovable person in this world. It is the end of my life and I should probably start drinking now."

"My boyfriend dumped me. I cannot live without him." 

"My best friend speaks ill of me behind my back. How could she do that to me? She's such a b****. I cannot even bear the sight of her anymore. I so hate her." (or him :-P)

"My parents will never understand what I want from my life. I think they don't even love me anymore."

"Hey I'm not a kid. Here let me show you that I too can drink/smoke."

While reading these line were you thinking of a time when you said something like this or might have heard a friend say something similar? The answer is YES. These are the most common teenage problems that we have either faced ourselves or have heard our friends talk about it. 

Well, this is just talking about the problem. Is there a solution, precisely yes. That is where Road 2 takes you on my journey.

The major problem is that we center are lives around certain people whom we love a lot and when those people do something we do not like it automatically hurts us. The most common center in a teenagers life is his/her Boyfriend/Girlfriend. Look around you and you will find a number of people who are 'Boyfriend/Girlfriend Centered'. Consider a girl who's life seems to begin and end on her boyfriend. Now when she has an argument with him or worst case scenario a breakup she totally looses her emotional strength. Common friend, have a backbone of your own.

Some people center their life around their friends and hence are 'Friend Centered'. Believe it or not but hundreds of teenagers spoil their lives by giving in to peer pressure. Its not me stating this, its statistics talking. When your friend group starts being the sole purpose of your existence, you start doing anything and everything they say. The matter of concern here is that when a person goes out to drink under peer pressure he will definitely say that he's doing it because he wishes to and not under any kind of force. 

Some people are 'Parent Centered'. Its when you depend on your parents to do everything for you. You expect them to take all your decisions and if they upset you even once, you think they don't love you anymore.

I would like to add here that not even once do i mean to say that one should not love their friends or parents. What I mean is that the problem begins when they become the only purpose of your existence.

So in the end what should we center our lives on? The simple answer is, be 'PRINCIPLE CENTERED'. Instead of depending on anyone for any support, at time of need just ask yourself one little question, "WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO?" and surprisingly being principle centered has a 100% success record.

If your boyfriend leaves you. "What is the right thing to do?". Yes you will feel a little sad but you now know that the guy doesn't deserve your tears.

You friends force you to smoke. "What is the right thing to do?". Congratulations, you just saved yourself from peer pressure.

The best part about this question is that your brain will always give you the right answer. Listening to it or ignoring it is your choice.

So friends that was Road 2 of our journey,

Center your life around principles and always ask yourself what is the right thing to do and trust me, following the answer you get will never disappoint you.

If you find logic in the direction Road 2 takes you to then do let me know. I would love to hear your comments.