The madness of youth, I have covered all their other ills so far

In the previous entries there have been a litany of some of the typical shortcomings when interacting with youth and which youth must be aware of in their dealings with others to achieve their goals.

One major annoyance that has not so far been referred to is the madness they appear to have. It is not one to send them to the asylum. It is their infectious ability to annoy which many perceive as mad as it is out of all senses, namely insane!!

Youth do not realize this trait, and perceive it as only something done for light entertainment, jest or to annoy something or someone they have taken a particular interest in so doing, for a rational or irrational reason.

These events constitute dangerous ground and usually when combined with liquor consumption leads to catastrophe that was not intended when the first burst of youthful exuberance abounded! To know one’s boundaries is important. Youth often are not equipped with the tools to decide between reasonable and unreasonable behavior. This aspect of life is gained by experience, which many are not privileged to receive due to lack of parenting or lack of peer groups with whom they can compare.

It leads to severe social problems, and many of our ills with regard to robbery and theft, even grievous bodily harm arise out of these social problems caused by the lack of adult interaction in early life to show them by way of example, the good and bad of life.

The area covered here is pretty extensive and includes behavior caused but not limited to substance abuse, alcoholism etc. which is another whole story by itself, but comes within the purview of the subject of maddening behavior.

These traits can be corrected without delay by including these troubled youth in programs that they see as being of use to them. They can then be guided by mentors who they can establish trust with and hopefully give up these traits and return to a sense of normalcy that does not directly harm any segment of population who come across them. In a sense it is important to focus on juvenile delinquency in society and to have an integrated method of tackling it with the support of the community.