Our generation is known for being accepting and cultured for the most part. Although we share these amazing qualities we also share flaws, the list below is meant to notice our flaws and embrace our evolving acceptance in the generations to come.

1. Always give, never expect to take.

This is a lesson that has been taught time and time again yet, we still see issues of greediness, selfishness and high expectations. We need to teach giving more and more as time passes because we are surrounded by those who just take.

In the Holiday season, one of the biggest problems people have been exposed to is their packages being stolen off of their porches. We need to counteract all of this heartlessness with kindness and habit of giving. Giving not only during the Holidays but in an everyday sequence.

2. Love should always win.

Not a lot of people like to admit that it is possible to fall in love with someone of the same gender. This is the generation of the legalization of same-sex marriage in many states, for that it should be taught to accept those around us for who they are, their preferences do not affect us.

Love should always win because, despite all of the horrific events that happen in this world, we deserve love.

We deserve happiness and we are entitled to be proud of who we are and who we love. In the generations to come, I vow to teach love as a universal emotion without judgment or disapproval of in any form.

3. Culture is a difference we bond through.

In past generations, culture was taught to be a barrier and a difference that put us on opposite spectrums of this earth. Going forward, I will teach differences as a positive characteristic.

Not one of us is the same, we are all made up of different cultures and for this, we should embrace the diversity in one another.

We make up one earth, one world; therefore we should act as one whole, not in separate formations.

4. Technology is a privilege, not a need.

One of the biggest flaws our generations holds is the reliance on technology. We grew up around the evolution of the technological world. We learned from Google, connect through Facebook and communicate through text messages.

There are advantages that come with all of this but in the generations to come, I will teach technology as a privilege not as a need.

We are all guilty of falling into a reliance on these machines for answers and communication but it needs to be viewed less as an essential and more as a pleasing entity.

5. Always be open to change.

In an everyday evolving society, we need to teach future generations to be open to change. To expect the alteration of what they are used to.

With technology rapidly changing the way professions are done and the entrepreneurs generating better ways of doing things, our future generation needs to not only be open to change but to expect it.

6. Anxiety is an actual disorder and it's not “cool”.

Claiming the illness of anxiety is something that has become all too prominent in the current generation. Anxiety is a real disease, something that is out of a person's control.

It is not something to flaunt and for that, I will teach the upcoming generation that anxiety is not something to be proud of. This condition needs to be treated properly, not confused with the need for attention and recognition.

7. Work hard, things won't always be given to you.

Admitting our generation is said to be lazy and just expects things to be given to them. Personally, I have grown up working and never really second guessed it but I am surrounded by young adults with no desire to find a job and no motivation to work hard.

In the generations to come, I will make sure it is known that nothing will just be handed to them and that by working and earning something themselves it is much more rewarding.

My first job taught me time management, responsibility, how to handle money, ability to be social and more skills that I will use for the rest of my life. We need to teach future generations to work instead of avoiding anything productive.

8. Go outside, explore.

There is a whole world out there waiting to be explored, it does not take a ton of money to go outside and explore different parts of even just your hometown or places nearby.

We need to teach the upcoming generations to find beauty in the outdoors, the satisfaction of finding a new spot and themselves in every part of nature.

It is less common to find millennials outside with television and other forms of technology, we need to stop this trend and embrace what nature has created.

Instead of binge-watching Netflix, take a walk in the park, a hike or even a bike ride and pass that down to the generations to come.

There is an abundance of other lessons I hope are passed down in the future but the list above highlights some of the most important ones. Although it is impossible to obtain a unanimous agreement in a world of this many people, I hope the points brought up are at least understood. May the future generations learn from our mistakes and improve our best qualities.