The problems of the young: low incomes, housing problems, lack of entertainments, etc.

Youth is the best time in life of a man. But at the same time youth is the most difficult time, because the most important decisions must be made. Problems of young people are among the sharpest in the world. An economic situation in many countries results in unemployment of young people. The burning issues are as well spending their free time, relations with parents and unhappy love.

Youth is the time when a person is trying to find his place in the world. And while searching he or she comes across different problems which are as sharp as those of the adults. The youth of the twenty first century face almost the same the problems which were acute to their parents when they were young. One of them is a generation gap.

Every generation is unique in its experience. It has its own ideals and a system of values concerning every aspect of human life. Adults always complain that the young are not what they were. These words are repeated from generation to generation. Undoubtedly it is true. In fact today the young are better educated. They grow up more quickly. They derive joy from more freedom. At present the young do not blindly accept the ideals of their parents. For them everything that the adults bear in mind is past history. And this is inevitable, because different generations take different directions. Moreover, the young look forward and the old people look backward. The adult always teach the young how to live. They apply old standards to the new way of life. The past is hanging over them preventing them from appreciating the things around them anew. The young think that the adults have lost touch with everything that is important in life. They are right, because what is important to the adults is the past. The young know what they want. They prefer to make their own mistakes rather than to listen to the warnings of the adults. The past exists to help the young to avoid unnecessary blurs. But they do want to have them. The young want to live their own life. They want to overcome their own difficulties without turning back. Unfortunately the life of the young is frequently determined by the adults. The young and adults have different points of view concerning everything. And it generates the conflict.

Another problem of the youth is the relationship of the young people with their friends and beloved. A person can be on good terms with his or her classmates or university groupmates but have only one or two real friends. The problem of love is very important for the young too. Today they young fall in love when they reach the age of Romeo and Juliet. Romanticism and idealism very often accompany the love of the young. Their belief in eternal love can end dramatically. Today nobody doubts about the depth of their passion. It is regrettable, but the young are not always ready to have stable relations. For a happy family life two people must understand and respect each other.

It should be said that the young have other problems as well. They are concerned with education, money, employment, hobby, spending their free time, communication, and the like. And of course one of the most urgent problems is the accommodations problem. Few young people in our country have their own apartments. In the main they share the apartments with their parents even after getting married.

The next problem that young people face is to choose their future profession. It means that they have to choose the future of their life. It's not an easy task to make the right choice of a job.

One of the urgent problems of the young is unemployment. The percentage of unemployed youth in the total number of the jobless is high. Some young people see no way out and commit suicide. From time to time some may get a hit of luck, but the majority lose their ideals and become disillusioned.

  So, as you see, it is very difficult to be young nowadays, as, indeed, it always was. But you only can be young once, are some wonderful things can happen only when you’re young. So, you are to enjoy youth while it lasts.