Youth Day

International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. The idea for International Youth Day was proposed in 1991 by the young people who were gathered in Vienna, Austria, for the first session of the World Youth Forum of the United Nations System. The Forum recommended that an International Youth Day be declared, especially for fund-raising and promotional purposes, to support the United Nations Youth Fund in partnership with youth organizations.

What is Youth?

Youth is joy. Youth is a phase in which small children have come out of their protective shells and are ready to spread their wings in the world of hope and dreams. Youth means to cherish hope. It is a time of development. It is the time for growth and change.

The youth play an important role in the development of our society. They have the potential to learn and adapt to the environment. They have the capabilities to bring social reforms and improvement to society. Their idealism, enthusiasm and courage cannot be matched with any other segment in the society.

Every person grows the most in their youth. People go through times of joy, hardship, worry but at the end of the day, we all become better. Youth has to be the most important part of everyone’s life, considering just how much one person can develop during these years. These years will not only offer opportunities for growth but will also help us in getting a better understanding of ourselves. This understanding of oneself is an unending process. It marks its beginning in our youth and continues to be a major part of our lives in the future. We grow as people, learn how to develop relationships, and understand the people around us much better when we reach our youth.

As kids, we take many things for granted. We take our friends for granted, we sometimes take our blessings for granted and it makes sense because the only thing that children are focused on is living. We don’t care about anything else and just want to live a fulfilling life as children. When we reach our youth, we become more goal-oriented. We prioritize our time and become more focused on what we want in life.

No matter what happens or what age you reach, one must always keep their inner child alive. The child that wants to live life to the fullest. The child that wants to cherish some of the most amazing moments that life has to offer. The child laughs and giggles at the silliest things. Oftentimes, as adults, people tend to forget to enjoy life and have a good time. And that is why it is essential to continue to be that child throughout the entirety of your life.

Youth is the time in our lives that teaches us how to make decisions and start making reasonable choices for our betterment. Our youth builds our character and is a very crucial part of our development. Youth is the part of our lives that builds our character. The morals and responsibilities that we take up and learn in this period of our life shapes our future. The kinds of choices that you make and the decisions in your lives, start having a consequence in this period.

There are several ways in which the youth of a person leads to many changes in their life. Young people are energetic, enthusiastic and filled with a lot of passion. The young spirit that every leader talks about refers to the same thing. The passion and the energy in this period of our lives, when put to something very creative and useful can easily lead to developing our skills and leading us to a bright future right away.