Can culture help youth overcome the
crisis?
And the balance, like a prophet,
says…
Yes.
It can.
but, because always was a “but” , a
curious voice wanting to hear the
calling… it asks:
- What means this word? Culture?
The curious voice was the Youth…
The prophet of balance hearing the
unrest in this question, says:
- Culture means everything. Culture is
knowledge. Culture is science beyond
science…
“Culture is a way of life, a creative force
expressed by a collectivity.”
Marin Preda
Youth: - Old man, what are you saying? I
don’t understand.
Prophet: - Listen to this information!
Did you know that tiger sharks have the
capacity of modifying their chemical
body composition to adapt to their
environment? If not, the shark’s blood
would be just as its salt water
environment.
Youth: - Why would I need to know this?
Why should I care about this piece of
information?
Prophet: - But now you know it! You
learned something new today.
Youth: -I like the arts, I don’t need or
want to know things about nature and
the environment.
Prophet: -But this is a part of art. Culture
is the sum of all artistic fields…it is your
soul that chooses which type of art fits
best for you.
Youth: -What if I don’ t know exactly
which is more suitable for me?
Ask your inner soul…Your heart, will tell you…
Youth: -What do you think the answer
will be? Will it solve my troubles? you're
living in a dream world, old crazy man!
This is the reality... and it's cruel.
Prophet: - So be it, it's your crisis, it's
your reality.
Youth: “ silence thinking”
Prophet: you are to me an open book with many empty
pages - unwritten. You need to fill up these pages with your
story.
Prophet: - Go home, Youth! Read a book
everyday; choose the topic you most enjoy,
it doesn't matter how many pages there
are. Then, go take long walks through
nature...
do all this everyday for thirty
days! Then come back to me.
The Youth, knowing there was nothing else important to do,
decided to take the prophet's advice, to follow this path...
Starting the next day, Youth reads more about visual arts,
about painters, more so than Youth would have even in
university. Going for a long walk after, Youth was thinking
with frustration and ambition about what the prophet will
say once Youth finishes these readings and sees that there
will be no results.
Moreover, in this long walk, Youth was finding out so many
new facts so close to home: the cricket's song in the serene
night; the smiles of children playing with candy floss; the
cool summer rain which refreshed all the world. All this
made Youth wish to find out more about everything... to
enrich Youth's culture for it's own soul.
After seven days, Youth got a call from
some friends to go to a club in the city
and have fun. ..
Suddenly, Youth became upset, and started yelling on the
phone:
"You incapable people have no culture! Leave me alone, I
don't need you!" and slammed the phone down.
Youth was very frustrated: no money, no
bright future, no social status, far from
being anyone important, as Youth wished.
Suddenly it realized that it doesn't need friends,
that it's strong - stronger than them...
Days passed - Youth went on with
reading and long walks trying to find the
best in this situation.
After twenty days, a couple of friends
called again, asking to meet. This time,
when they met, they hugged and one
friend said:
"I didn't understand when you shouted at us about how
uneducated we are and how you didn't need us - but this is
true! You really didn’t need us then - but, I think now you do
need us. And we need you."
“Last night I had a dream. We were a group of designers
recruiting more designers to work with us on a visual arts
project. I was telling myself: how can i recruit others when I
myself was not recruited yet? “
Youth: Maybe we are already chosen! Let's
go to my room, I read a few interesting
concepts that I would like to share and
discuss with you about.
They discovered they can achieve great things together, not
only have fun. They realized that somebody's wanting more
and somebody admitting they need more in life will create
change.
After 30 days, Youth returned to the prophet and said:
"I'm sorry. I was wrong to call you crazy.
Now I know that I was the one not seeing
who I am and not knowing how much I am
capable of. Now that I have a goal, I know
I'll get over it - it will pass.
Realize you need more. Wish to become
more!
Create a goal and share it with someone
close to your heart!
If you're alone, don't fret - you won't be alone much longer.
When you attain your strength, become the heart of your
community.
You, Youth, whose life is so full
like pages of a book
You don't need some 'prophet' to tell you
what is going on with you, all you need
is to awaken your consciousness.
This story is not meant to change you to become
someone important, because you already are. This
story was written with the intent of reminding you
that you are always stronger than you believe,
because you believe.
AND NOW, SMILE!
HAVE A NICE LIFE!
Project sustained by:
Marius Bunescu
Author:
Marius Bunescu