[Question I received] I’m 18 and there is nothing these days except killing and everything closing down with no where to go. I’m starting to give up on life. Should I quit?

Hi,

I’m sorry that we – the adults in your life and in positions of power – have let you down this badly that you’re thinking there isn’t much point in going on.

The truth is that there has never, in thousands and thousands years of human history, been a better time to be a human than the present day.

Buzz Luhrman wrote in his cheesy yet iconic song from the 90s, “Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen”:

“Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they’ve faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked”.

I was there where you are at when I was 18. Feeling like there isn’t much point of going on, that life for me will be full of failures and disappointments. I was on the brink. It does get better.

But I would suggest that you disconnect from the news for a bit. No good comes from following the news, and you will not learn more about the world from watching them. Read, play, write, start selling something online 🙂 do something that makes you happy.

Hope this helps and feel free to contact me for anything.

Jon