Youngsters
are the future of this country and perhaps the most important ones
to be free of worries and tension and instilled with confidence
and motivation. The fast life that we lead has of course affected
the youngster. Lack of proper role models, lack of time spent with
parents, lack of proper guidance, culture confusion/attack of the
western culture, extreme exposure to mature subjects prematurely
– all this is enough to create a young, confused, individual who
does not understand what values mean, what culture is, what respect
is, what is love, or what is family. The ultimate result of all
this is a generation gone awry, without goals, without ambitions,
without any motivation, and complete lack of values. But things
are not all that bad.
At Bodhi, this
confidence in the self is what we instill. Not just understanding a
youngster’s problem, but also helping that young one to find the
solution on his/her own. Sometimes all that is needed is a small boost
of confidence. At some other times, it is the need to talk and express
the individual’s opinion that gets smothered and there is a troubled
youngster in the family. This chance to speak out, to let out all
pent-up emotions, to give vent to choked up emotions, is sometimes more
than enough to get back a youngster on the right track to a bright
future.
Sometimes
they are misunderstood, sometimes they aren’t allowed to speak out
and so are not understood, sometimes they are unable to express
themselves because of shyness, sometimes it is the case of a youngster
with too much responsibility put on the young shoulders which becomes
a burden to continue carrying. These problems can all be sorted
out if there is someone willing to listen to them, to see things
the way they are seeing it. At Bodhi, this chance is what the youngster
gets, and it is not very difficult to mould a young mind into a
healthy, strong mind. Communication skills, self confidence, examination
phobia, concentration training, stage phobia are some of the basic
problems that are taken up here at Bodhi.