In the Book of Mormon there is a story about a group of people who buried their weapons of war and committed to peace. This was great until a big war came about. Then the people felt bad that they couldn't help fight to protect their lands and people, but their children had not made that covenant. So the young people, just kids 10- 16ish years old stepped up and created an army.
Untrained, and young enough to be fearless, they learned the art of war while protecting their people. In the larger army, these young people, what we would call tweens and teenagers (usually with a sigh, rolling our eyes), repeatedly stepped in and saved the older warriors. Over and over they had the energy and vitality to do what was needed doing to save the day.
In our fight to keep our planet inhabitable, in our fight for a better world, should we leave our young people in Jr. High? Or should we let them form an army of doers, designers, and thinkers?
Are our young people not up to the task of saving our planet from us? Do we not need the help in redesigning our systems?
They have bodies stronger and more supple then ours. They have brains as fast as lightening, and energy to do and lots of energy to do. They were born using computer technologies, and They are also free of the distractions of making a living.
WHY ARE WE NOT UTILIZING THIS GREAT RESOURCE?
We can trust them, they are un-jaded, they just need to be pointed in the right direction and given a few course corrections now and then.
They learn responsibility by having responsibility. They learn to do things by doing things. They have pure motives.
We need to trust them and watch them earn it and re-earn it 100 times over. They will save the day if we let them.
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