Yea, kids do not respect their elders at all, I almost had to slap the shit out of my lil brother for stealing some of my weed last week, lol.. Naw, seriously, drugs have a lot to do with it and cultural influence as part of a defiant and dynamic youth culture.. Kids now a days are getting a lot more bold and growing up a lot faster, as a consequence they feel that they know it all, sometimes as if they know more than adults. I'm only 22, so it wasn't that long ago when I was 17, and yes, I thought that I knew everything, what need was there to listen to or respect my elders if they couldn't possibly understand my plight or what I know?
Kids forget that older folx have been there before, literally, it seems so cliche but is so true at the same time. Kids have a lot to learn from adults, but broken house holds and drugs have poisoned a lot of these kid's minds and led them into obscurity, lost and confused, their principles are for the most part arbitrary and guided by the streets and life experiences. We simply need more village Griots like heresy who can actually step in and play their part, we need at least one Griot for every neighborhood, and actually everyone should pitch in to help take care of the village. It would be a lot easier to deal with these youth if people were more patient with them..
