Avoiding Traps
 Help youth avoid the traps of life. Solid advice for young people.
"THE REASON FOR THIS BOOK"
OUR CURRENT SYSTEM OF TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE TO GROW UP TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS FREQUENTLY FAILING. PARENTS AND THEIR OFFSPRING USED TO LIVE CLOSE BY. THE ELDER FAMILY MEMBERS HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH YOUTH AT RISK THE FACTS OF LIFE. TODAY, FAMILIES ARE NOT AS CLOSE. WE CHARGE TEENAGERS WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADULTHOOD WHEN THEIR BODY IS MATURE BUT THEIR MINDS ARE STILL JUVENILE. INSANITY!?!
WHAT IS WORSE, THESE KIDS ARE CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED WITH ENTICEMENTS OF "BUY NOW", "BORROW NOW", "SEX NOW", "LIVE IT UP NOW", "PORNOGRAPHY", "GAMBLE FOR SUCCESS", AND THE RAMPANT USE OF "DRUGS" IN MOVIES AND TELEVISION" AND ALL MEDIA. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE OFTEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ON THINGS WITH WHICH THEY HAVE HAD NO EXPERIENCE. THOSE MAJOR SEGMENTS OF LIFE INCLUDE RELIGION, WORK ETHICS, SOCIAL ETHICS, AND FAMILY ETHICS. WITH THE MEDIA AS THEIR MENTOR, IT IS NO WONDER THAT YOUNGSTERS CONSEQUENTLY LOSE MUCH OF THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND MATURE IN A NORMAL, RESPONSIBLE MANNER.
WHAT WE ADULTS DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE IS THAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY WANT ADVICE. THEY WANT CONTROLS. THEY WANT BOUNDARIES. THEY WANT PROTECTION AND OFTEN THEY ARE NOT GETTING IT FROM US, EXCEPT IN BOOKS LIKE THIS, WRITTEN IN DOWN-TO-EARTH WORDS THEY UNDERSTAND.
All art by Daniel Williams (danwilliamsgraphics@mac.com)
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