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Building the Character of the Youth, by President Quezon on August 25, 1938 Source: ''' Character is more important than training. '''

The application of what we have learned to the practical uses of life, the ability to assimilate what we learn, and the power to think truthfully—that is knowledge.

People who have no self-pride are not entitled to receive the benefits of self-government. The value of a people is not measured by its material possession but by its moral character.  Duty is more important than knowledge.

True patriotism does not consist in shouting your love for your country. True patriotism is shown in your everyday life. True patriotism does not consist in shouting that you are willing to die for your country. . . Just do your duty every day and you will be patriots. Eat enough to keep you healthy, dress well to look decent, enjoy enough to give your spirit emotion and your nerves relaxation, but all the time you must have an objective in your life, have an idea—a noble idea—and pursue it.

President Quezon says; I have a much more important message for you. 'If I compare the things I saw as a boy with those I have seen, now that we are better educated, I should say that we are not gaining in moral values; in fact, we are deteriorating. Nobody feels any sense of responsibility to his community and his fellowmen. We interpret the word “liberty”—”freedom”—to mean that we can do whatever pleases us and that we are not under obligation to do anything to benefit others and the community.' We think that to be courteous is servitude, that it denotes a lack of personal dignity, yet courtesy is only seen among gentlemen. And discourtesy is the first sign that one is not a man. The difference between a civilized person and a savage is that the former considers the feelings, the rights, the ideas, and the thoughts of those with whom he lives and yet he refrains from exercising some of his rights in order not to inconvenience those who live in his community. Whereas, a savage does not care about other people; he will do what will please him if he has the physical power to do it. Now training must be both of the mind and the heart. By heart I mean the soul; by that I mean our moral, being; and the training of the moral being in us is more important than that of the mind. The place where you should start the spiritual revival of the Filipino people should be in the school, be it the primary, intermediate, secondary, and normal, and in college. It must start there. It is during the formative period of your character that you should be given a proper outlook of life.

Generalization
President Quezon, told us that the Youth must be encourage to rise above a society that has been apathetic and indifferent, and where justice has been long ignored. That as Youth we are said to be the hope of the future of our nation. How is that possible if one of the biggest problem we are facing right now is education? Many children nowadays are no longer attending school because of poverty. Instead of studying, they are forced to work to help provide for their family. You can see anywhere around, children begging for money, selling sampaguita on the streets, and they are now involved in crimes. They are taught to do bad things in order to survive, and education is being ignored.

The youth of today will be the leaders of tomorrow, are we preparing them for this?

My answer is definitely NO. Our education systems need to change to educate our youth now. There are numerous problems facing our Filipino youth in today’s society. The greatest hurdles faced by the youth of Philippines today are they’re not prepared for what they will face for tomorrow’s challenges.

A better education for young people can mean better things for society. It helps and mold young people into ideal citizens and to prepare them for survival in the real world, build a strong economy, contribute to a healthier environment, and bring about a brighter future for everyone.

It is the right of every children to be educated. We should give the poor children education to lead them into the right path. It is not too late to change the future of these children. Our future also relies on the hands of the children. We should not give up on them, and let them give a chance to live a better life.

Purpose of Educating the Youth
The purpose of education is prepared our children for higher education. Education can produce a generation of individuals who are better prepared for any career and can make greater contributions to society.

But education does not start at school. It starts at home. It’s a fact that as parents, our responsibility is to teach our youth as early as possible is essential and crucial. Imagine what our country would be like if we were all taught good morals, love, peace and respect.

Such values will be serve a useful purpose and beneficial for the society. This develop a sense of caring for one another, a sense of belonging to the community, a sense of respect for each other, the more concern you’re for others, the healthier is your mind. The value of education develops creative thinking skills and the value of reasoning for you.

It makes you think critically about various issues in life and take decisions from being free from bias and prejudices, superstitions and blind beliefs which can make you more enlightened. You learn all these qualities through the process of education. Education prepares us for the future, and our lives.

“The whole object of education is…to develop the mind. The mind should be a thing that works.” – Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) American novelist and short story write

Igniting and Empowering the Youth
Dr. Jose Rizal chose the youth to be the hope of our future because he trust us and he knows that we, the youth and also the elders, can build a better future for our country. Youth has the right to speak in our country! We have the right to lead our country to have a better future.

What is the power of the youth? “The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm, and courage of the young people.”Dec 11, 2018  Why is the youth important in society? Youth have a role to renew and refresh the current status of our society including leadership, innovations, skills etc. On the other hand, youths have also to maintain the culture of our culture, all good values in the societies, development projects, etc. Importance of youth. Youth is the backbone of any nation.

What does youth symbolize? Because youth is the ‘beginning’ stage of life, the symbolism of youth is often nostalgic and optimistic. Whether it’s finding your first love, landing your first job, traveling with your friends, or enjoying parties and meeting new people, youth is full of opportunities.  How can youth help in nation building? Children and youth can participate in creating, teaching, sharing and promoting flags, anthems, national days, national stadiums, national airlines, national languages, and national myths. Young people can also be essential in bringing different groups into a nation, whether tribes, ethnicities or races.

Why youth can change the world? Young people have the ideas, the creativity and great energy to shape a better world. Young people are full of hope and through innovation and imagination, they are problem solvers and have a great potential to generate a positive social change in the world.

Is the youth really the hope of the nation? “The youth is the hope of our motherland,” National Hero and Thomasian Dr. Jose Rizal once said. This strong belief in the power of the younger generations serves as an inspiration for the youth to contribute for the betterment of the country. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-1sHjKjU4

How do you define youth today? 1a : the time of life when one is young especially : the period between childhood and maturity. b : the early period of existence, growth, or development. 2a : a young person especially : a young male between adolescence and maturity.  Is there a role for youth in the future? Youth is the future of the society. The young generation simply needs to renew, refresh and maintain the current status of the society. When the youth contributes his ideas and energy to resolve the social issues, he becomes a capable leader and can also make a difference in the lives of others.

Why youths are important for our country? 1 The youth plays a great role in nation-building. It has the power to help a country develop and move towards progress. It also is responsible for bringing social reform within a country. The youth of a country determine the future of a nation.

Filipino YOUTH Patriotism
Patriotism varies in definition as the years go by. During Quezon’s time in 1935, it was independence from the Americans. That patriotism was a continuation of the first Asian revolution against colonialism by Andres Bonifacio and his Katipunan in 1896. It was inspired by the “reformers,” notable among them Jose P. Rizal who wrote two novels making fun of the Spanish friars and the Catholic Church.

The revolution, with the same agenda of independence, was put on more formal war footing by Emilio Aguinaldo. The national flag was sewn by the ladies Agoncillo and a national anthem was composed by Julian Felipe. The Filipino declaration of independence, the flying of the national tricolor, and the first public singing of the national anthem took place on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite.

Our patriotism is awakened every time the flag is unfurled and the anthem sung.

It is far easier to imagine and feel patriotism whenever we have a struggle, a fight with an enemy, where hundreds of thousands of Filipinos die—such as against the Spaniards in 1896, against the Americans from 1898 to 1902, and against the Japanese from 1941 to 1945.

It is a bit harder to feel patriotism when we go about the traffic-choked streets of Metro Manila or Metro Cebu to our workplaces and then go home exhausted at the end of the day. Or when the only break is taking the family to the air-conditioned mall, not to buy, perhaps, nor to eat, but just to savor the cool air, and be rid of the humidity of the tropics. It makes one wish to leave these islands for temperate climes abroad.

Now, for the next six years, a new leader is calling us to fight, not invaders, but our fellow Filipinos—a social cleansing. The initial response to the President’s call to arms is warm: Lots of people presumed to be involved in the trade in illegal drugs, and other criminals, have fallen in this war since the elections in May. And many more will fall; the toll is averaging five a day despite murmurings from the Commission on Human Rights.

At the same time, our patriotism will be tested as Mr. Duterte calls for peace. At the installation of the new Armed Forces chief of staff, Gen. Ricardo Visaya, he said his main role is to talk to the communists, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Moro National Liberation Front, etc., so peace can come. The soldiers can then fight with the drug lords and others who have not sued for peace.

And with peace—and less traffic, if I may add—there will be prosperity and happiness (i.e., freedom to move about, unmolested by bombing, kidnapping, robbery, rape, cell phone snatching, air pollution, illegal street parking and sidewalk congestion.

This, then, is how I see Filipino-style patriotism, circa 2016: peace and freedom to move about, work, and play. It takes one’s breath away, leading one to wish one could stay put in good old “Pinas.”

Shaping the Character of Today's Youth for tomorrow's World
We need people who know how to do the right thing, even when others are not looking. We need to prepare our youth with strong character strengths so they can lead us into the future.

Adults must notice and nurture adolescent’s inherent character strengths and can teach and reinforce others. We do so best when we model good living. And with good modeling, we can be pretty sure our children will develop strong character strengths themselves. We are positive role models when we show our young people that we constantly work to improve ourselves, and that it’s okay to have flaws.

Character strengths can roughly be divided into two groups — performance character strengths and moral character strengths. Performance strengths predict success at school and work. They include qualities like tenacity, stick-to-it-ive-ness, and grit. Moral character strengths involve qualities like commitment to justice, fairness, and universal respect for others. They also include personal ways of interacting with people like generosity, forgiveness, honesty, caring, and loving kindness. Moral character enables us to be resilient and to experience gratitude even during challenging moments.

Here Comes the 7 STEPS to build a Youth CCharacter
1. Right Thing Our fast-paced society values personal success. But we must be sure that our youth also value kindness, cooperation, sharing, and compassion for others. In a society that fosters the importance of winning, we must reinforce that it is how we play the game that defines us. In a culture where independence is a sign of success, we must communicate that the strongest, most fulfilled people are those who admit they need others. These issues pose some of the heftiest challenges of our times.

2. Recognize their effort, rather than the result. When we support our teen’s tenacity and grit, we plant in them the seeds of future success. We do this when we reinforce values like thrift that allow them to save now and later invest in something more meaningful to them. We do this every time we honor and recognize their effort, rather than the result. We do this by preparing them to be future-oriented so they work harder and make wiser decisions today and are are well equipped for tomorrow. These young people will soon learn that more planning, design, and thoughtfulness up front produces better results in the end.

3. Reinforce, Don’t Preach Telling young people how they should behave doesn’t work. It might even backfire. Nobody likes being told what to do — it implies that they have a weakness you are trying to overcome.

So how can you best shape the adult your teen is to become? Reinforce your teen’s best self. Nobody knows what is already right and good about your teen like you do. When you frame teens positively it does more than reinforce character. It protects them from those who might harm how they view themselves. It’s vitally important to be rooted in who you really are during adolescence when so many others try to define you.

Ask yourself, what are the things that really define your teen? Compassion? Caring? Fairness? Generosity? A healthy dose of stubbornness? A drive to get things done? The ability to bounce back after tough times? Humility? Gentleness? Sensitivity? Toughness? A can-do-it attitude? Gratitude?

Let your teens see themselves as they deserve to be seen. Through loving and respectful eyes. Recognizing their strengths does more than help them feel good about themselves. It positions them to understand that they possess the capacity to do the right thing. To move beyond temporary setbacks and to correct mistakes. One key to raising teens who will treat others with fairness and kindness in the future, is to treat them with empathy today. Our empathy teaches them to listen to their own emotions. When we allow them to process their feelings, we support their emotional maturity and health. On the other hand, if we belittle their emotions, even in an effort to help them get past discomfort, they’ll learn to block their feelings. They won’t value sensitivity and will be less likely to empathize with others.

4. Reshape through Modelling Our children develop character through the core values we teach, our words of praise, and the way we correct them. They learn through daily interactions outside the home and by watching how adults treat each other within the home.

Our children also hear our silence loudly and clearly. Being passive in the face of injustice and inequity is making a statement. Be the kind of person you want to see as a reflection in your child’s eyes. If you live by that thought, you’d do the right thing — even when nobody’s looking.

Living by core character strengths isn’t just about treating others well. It enriches us and enhances our own sense of security and well-being.

Take a look at the wealth of ideas, backed by solid research, from The Greater Good Science Center. Their pieces will help you understand both the “whys” and the “how-tos” regarding some key character strengths, like gratitude, forgiveness, and generosity.

5. Forget Perfection — Work on Improvements What makes us good models is not that we are perfect, but that we openly work to improve ourselves. What makes us good parents is not that we have all the answers. It’s that we care about our job and are thoughtful as we perform it. One of the many great things about parenting a teen is that you can engage in authentic discussions about how we struggle to reach a goal, even if we are not yet there. There is often more to model as you walk the journey than there is once you’re comfortably at your destination.

6. Expose Youth to People of Good Character Take some of the pressure off of yourself. There are good people everywhere. Role models abound. This is one of the many reasons you want your teen exposed to adults in academic, athletic, spiritual, and youth development settings.

7. Reassess Yourself Yes, our fast-paced society values personal success. It also values some things that you wouldn’t if you really thought about them for a moment. Just as we asked you to see all that is right and good in your child, we now ask you to do it for yourself. Remind yourself who you really are. Perhaps you have strayed, but your core goodness is there. Forgive yourself. Be grateful for what you have, including the privilege of being a parent.

Citizenship and Building a Stronger Nation
We need the younger generations to tell us old folks what we’re doing wrong, question our decisions, and point out our hypocrisies. In fact, we rely on them to improve our world. . . generation by generation. Young people need strong character strengths to make the greatest contribution. We need them to value what our nation stands for and to enthusiastically participate in our democratic processes. We need them to treat each other with integrity, honesty, and fairness. This means that even though we draw strength from those with similar views and life experiences, we know that others with different life experiences have plenty to teach us. We must respect those differing views, listen with empathy, and understand that each person contains wisdom within them. We meet in the middle.

It is said, the future will be built on well-worn paths between neighbors. This is what assures our continued success as a nation.