Role Of Youth In The Future Essay

“Youth” is when a person is neither a child nor an adult. The Singapore National Youth Council defines 'youth' as those persons between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Like Nelson Mandela said, “the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow”. Someday, these youths will be the ones taking charge and leading the world. They will be the ones to shape the future. But what is the "future"?

The "future", to me, means smarter, improved inventions and technology, like faster airplanes. It means creative and innovative breakthroughs in every field of study, like (hopefully) finding the cure for cancer. It means novel scientific discoveries, like unearthing a new underwater species in our mysterious, unexplored deep seas. My future world is groundbreaking.

I envision a world where tigers, orangutans, elephants, and other fauna at the verge of extinction can still be seen wandering around in lush green forests, filled with doubled the amount of trees as they have now, where large groups of sea turtles can be found swimming freely in the oceans, and where polar bears roam in the vast amount of icebergs without a single worry of losing their natural habitat.

The future I see is when the world is a peaceful place, where humanity is not on the brink of war. I see a place where every single individual finally understood the importance of racial harmony. A place that is a safe haven for everyone, regardless of one’s race, nationality, or religion. In my future world, no one would get deported from their homes because of what they look like. The world that I imagine is just and fair. It is a place where there is gender equality, where everybody is a feminist. It is a place with LGBTQ+-friendly community, where everyone believes that love is love. And it is a place where the physically disabled are included. Above all, my future world is a peaceful