Pretend that you're only 16 years old and you still have your whole life ahead of you. You dream about life after high school, what college or university you're going to go to, what kind of job you can get, when you'll get married, if you get your dream house and what your children's names are going to be. You almost can't wait to grow up and see what the world has in store for you. Now stop thinking about the future and come back to reality. Think about now and the life that you have. The truth is that you are still only 16 years old: too young to drive, too young to vote, too young to drink, too young to be out of school, too young to go to the clubs; too young to matter. You're only 16 years old, you don't know what real life is like and because you don't, your opinions or beliefs don't and shouldn't matter. Because you are so young, you apparently don't know much of anything. …
