After watching the
documentary about Egypt last week, I was surprised at the speed at which
everything happened. I mean, it is not
everyday that you see a long-term dictator stepping out of power because of
protests in the city, especially one that is not beneath hurting his people in
order to keep power. I was inspired by
how much people were willing to risk in order to gain Egypt back, and by the
drive that the youth seemed to give to the whole movement. Older generations that were afraid of taking
any action admired what the Egyptian young people accomplished in a relatively
small amount of time. Call me idealistic
and naïve, but the documentary gave me hope. Our generation is capable of
changing the way things are not just theoretically, but also practically. We want to make a difference, we want to make
the world (or our country) a better place.
Sometimes, however, I hear that today’s young people, especially in the
Western world, are only concerned with materialistic things and that are
unaware of what goes on in places outside of the towns or cities we live
in. The documentary proved this argument
wrong. Though there are people our age
that are only worried about getting the latest Iphone, there are also those who
are willing to march and protest in order to see change, and because of them, I
am proud of being part of this generation.
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