Our generation has grown up in a world where the word "no" has become an expected response to questions and requests. We've come to terms with the fact that certain experiences are not meant for us to have and that everyone is most likely going to get shot down by someone "smarter" and more "experienced" than them. Our generation has gotten used to the word "no."
We have forgotten how to say "yes." We've forgotten the beauty of spontaneity. For some strange reason, we stopped taking risks. We have all grown up too quickly and lost the passion that drove our generation wild. We have all gotten used to silencing ideas and missing out on experiences that were not worthy enough.
Society has told us that we can't have everything we want — but why can't we? Why have we become complacent with mediocrity and the lack of adventure in our lives? We need to start saying "yes" to the opportunities that are blown our way. Collectively, we need to understand that our generation is the future. We are the boldest and the brightest. We will do amazing things and change thousands of lives. We will create the future by learning from the past. By saying "yes" we will learn to live with purpose and open every door that has been boarded shut.
Say "yes" to every opportunity that presents itself to you. Live in every moment and seize every day. Never get comfortable with doors slamming in your face. Never become accustomed to dead-ends and "I told you so's." You can only learn from the experiences you have and the memories you make.
Our generation hates simplicity. We love to make things complicated for ourselves. We hate the fact that success lies within a three letter word: "yes." We make excuses and build walls around ourselves while burning bridges in the wake of our stubbornness. We need to leap from those bridges we burn and know that we will land on our own two feet.
It is time to say "yes," to jumping out of our comfort zone and breaking down the walls you built. Agree to take advantage of every opportunity that comes our way because our big break is coming. It is hiding somewhere behind the doors that have been closed long before we were given the chance to open them.
We have to pick every lock and try every key. We can not deprive ourselves from opportunities that have yet to happen because we were too afraid or too lazy. We will go nowhere in life if we accept defeat. Say "yes" to new opportunities. Say "yes" to a brighter future and a life filled with no regrets.
