Stressed Out Youngies

It is a lurking fact that the adolescents are fast becoming ruthlessly violent when it comes to securing their demands. And the major reason behind this is the ever-increasing sense of competitiveness in all spheres of life, education and employment taking the box-seat. Though employment opportunities are increasing at a steady pace in the country, the hiatus between the demand and the supply of jobs is still frightening for one, who for some reason or the other, cannot get oneself enrolled in one of the premier educational institutes providing job-oriented higher education. The country's administration is being kept too much busy in patching up political wrangles and such important areas like promotion of self-employment opportunities are still being relegated to the back-seat. The disturbing state of the country's administration, though apparently better than in some other nations, is only adding to the already tremendous sense of insecurity that is eating into the optimism of the country's young generation. It is high time that the 'tragic generation' of our prolix politicians took notice of the gravity of the situation and stop cudgeling the brains, directly or indirectly, of the country's future prospects. There is no point in blaming just the hapless parents for hurling their wards into the whirlpool of claustrophobic competition. The state, as also the family, and of course, the adolescents themselves should act in unison to ease out the psychological burden on formative minds.