When you hear the word "millennials," you either have a negative connotation or a positive one. This article isn't about how right or wrong your opinion on millennials is -- it's an apology letter.

I'm sorry but I am trying.

I'm not always the most politically correct. I'm not always the most compassionate. I'm not always making the justest actions. But darn it, I am trying.

I do not know what it is like to be an oppressed people. I do not know what it is like to live on a reservation. I do not know what it is like to be put into Interment camps. I do not know what it is like to grow up around gang violence.

I have never set foot in a mosque. I have never set foot in an inner-city school. I have never set foot inside an army recruitment office.

But, I have been:

Moved to tears

Discriminated against

Disgusted

Stereotyped

and Afraid

I can be quick to judge. I can misinterpret the events of the world. I can make excuses.

But, I am trying.

I want to help. I want to fight for the underdog. I want to spend my life genuinely connecting with people who are greater than me, who understand pain better than me, who have seen more than me, who are humbler than me. I want to educate myself on different opinions rather than assuming mine is 100 percent right, 100 percent of the time.

There are a lot of things are generation is either going to fix, or we will continue to let opposing opinions tear us apart. We are either going to shame those living below us, or we will reach down and help our neighbor up.

I am comfortable in my own beliefs today to learn about others' and not be swayed. I am comfortable knowing that today, I am trying to understand where you are coming from. I am comfortable knowing that the world will get better if we do.

I know that my upbringing may look on the outside like it is nice and pretty. The haunting truth is that I am culturally clueless. I am a product of my environment that has to step back and realize how large and vast the world is.

But, I am trying.

I may share a different opinion, I may agree with you. Either way, I am on our generation's team. I am not your enemy, I am just pulling for what I think is fair and just. I am sorry if my beliefs offend you or enrage you. I hope you use that passion for good, to move people, to inspire people, to ignite a movement so powerful and so just that this nation is never the same.

Because, I am trying.