WHAT ARE YOU PROVING?

I wasnt going to post anything today, but after sending an email to a family member I felt compelled to write something. I wanted to talk about the young generation which is often referred to as Generation X. I've been doing alot of observations and I've come to the conclusion that these kids are all Suspended In Time. Respect is non-existent as these kids feel they can do whatever they want to do. When you speak to them, they think they have all the answers to everything. Whatever you say doesn't apply to them. I remember coming up in the eighties as a young teen in search of direction. I dont recall ever having an adult to put me up on game. Going to jail was something that was far fetched and nowadays its looked upon as an honor or rite of passage. This is a distorted perception of what life as a youngster should be. Kids aspire to get locked up as opposed to staying out of trouble and getting good grades. They try to outdo one another in hopes that they're recognized for their display of male bravado. Also alot of the young women around these impressional young men don't do anything to help out the situation. They encourage ignorance and violence so these young kids think thats what they need to do in order to get love from their peers. Young girls cheer them on by instigating and riling them up for after school fights, but when someone gets really hurt or dies thats when they wished they hadn't gotten involved. Instead of doing what's right, they do whats wrong. This is one of the main reasons Derrion Albert died in Chicago a few weeks back. Noone tried to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. They were right there cheering on the situation instead of protecting him from harm. Its sickening! I've done alot of bad in my life but beating a kid to death is not one of them. As a kid, I knew my boundaries, but these days theres no holds barred. Everything goes and it seems like everyone is trying to be badder than their counterparts. I dont know what they're trying to prove and to whom? They want people to remember who dealt the fatal blow as if they're competing for some kind of award. The only award you get out of being ignorant is a guaranteed spot in a state prison where your bravado will be tested on a much greater scale. I've seen so called gangsters in the streets turn to church mice once incarcerated. It doesn't matter what set you claim or how many people you hurt, its a brand new ball game once your in prison and your all by yourself. This is what these kids don't think about. I guess they'll think about that once they cross that bridge.