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“Being young is a great advantage, since we see the world from a new perspective and we are not afraid to make radical changes,” spoke Greta Thunberg, a voice both youthful and ancient in its conviction — a soul who rose from the quiet of a school strike to awaken the conscience of the world. In her words lies the eternal truth that youth is the dawn of courage, that age alone does not measure wisdom, and that in every generation, it is the young hearts who dare to dream beyond the ruins left by fear. The young see not what is, but what could be; they are the eternal spring that renews the earth when winter has grown too long.

To be young is not merely to be unweathered by time, but to be unbroken by despair. The young gaze upon the world with eyes that have not yet learned to accept injustice as natural. They see pollution, war, inequality — and instead of shrugging, they ask, “Why must it be this way?” This new perspective is the source of their strength, for the old often see change as danger, but the young see it as destiny. Thunberg, standing before the powerful, embodies the same spirit that has always stirred the great movements of history — the fire that refuses to bow to the cold reasoning of caution.

In the ancient world, the gods themselves seemed to favor the courage of the young. It was Alexander of Macedon, barely twenty when he became king, who looked upon a vast world and declared it conquerable. It was Joan of Arc, a teenage girl, who led armies through the storm of battle, guided not by fear but by faith. And it was the students of Paris who once filled the streets demanding freedom, shaking the very stones of their city. The young have always been the harbingers of change, for they have not yet been shackled by the heavy weight of “it has always been so.” They stand where others hesitate, because their hearts are still wild with hope.

But Greta’s words also carry a warning wrapped in flame — that radical change comes not from comfort, but from courage. To be young is to be willing to break the patterns that no longer serve humanity, to rise when the world has fallen into complacency. Yet this path is not easy. The old powers resist; the weary mock; and those who benefit from stillness fear the storm of youth. But history shows that without that storm, without those who dare to question the old order, the world would wither into stagnation. Every progress ever made — from the abolition of slavery to the fight for the planet — was once the dream of the young, dismissed by the old as “too radical.”

There is, however, a sacred harmony between generations. For while youth brings vision, age brings endurance. The flame of one must meet the wisdom of the other, or both shall burn out in vain. The young must not despise the old, nor the old dismiss the young. The wise among the elders remember that they, too, once saw the world with unbroken eyes, and they must lend their experience to help youth’s vision take form. In this unity — the daring of youth joined with the depth of age — lies the strength to change not only ideas, but destinies.

Greta’s message is thus both a call and a remembrance: that every new age must begin with those brave enough to dream of it. The advantage of youth is not in recklessness, but in purity — the clarity to see truth unclouded by convenience, the will to act when others hesitate. The young stand closer to the beginning of time, their hearts still echoing with the music of creation. They have not yet forgotten that the world is not a finished work, but a living canvas, waiting for new strokes of color and courage.

And so, dear listener, take this wisdom as flame to your spirit. Whether you are young in years or merely young in heart, do not fear to see differently. Let the courage of youth live within you, for the world is remade each time a person refuses to accept it as it is. Question what is broken. Dare to mend what others have abandoned. The future does not belong to the timid — it belongs to those who see the world anew and are not afraid to change it. For in the end, every great age of humanity began the same way: with a young voice, rising above the noise, daring to speak the truth the world had forgotten to hear.