Every young person who strives to read, to write, to think and to find the truth has talent to a certain…

Every young person who strives to read, to write, to think and to find the truth has talent to a certain degree. For example, he can read and absorb; he carries out assignments well; he can analyze evidence well and offer a solution; he can express his thoughts clearly; he can come up with useful new ideas, and so on. But these talents do not bear enough fruit. In spring the trees blossom abundantly, and each of these blossoms turns into fruit — the talents of the young are like blossoms; they should bear fruit. One of the reasons the blossoms of trees do not bear fruit is a sudden snowfall and frost; these factors make the blossoms fall and deprive them of the chance to bear fruit. Let us talk about why the talents of the young also do not bear fruit — more precisely, about the reasons for which they are struck by frost. Every talent needs nurturing. Achievements without nurturing are impossible. The one who gives nurturing is called a mentor. Every young person needs a mentor. The young are impatient. They struggle to focus their attention and concentration. When a mentor who has seen much, an honest and pure one, gives an assignment related to acquiring knowledge, one should carry it out without haste, with patience. Otherwise time passes, and the person who has not been nourished by knowledge loses. Most young people are greedy for fame. They dream: if only people knew me and respected me. That is why many young cockerels try to win fame through social media. They take satisfaction from the number of views. This is the greatest vice on the path of maturity. For the pleasure of fame and glory that enters the heart drives out the sincerity and purity in the heart. It falls on the eyes like a film. It binds one in the chain of heedlessness. It leads to hypocrisy and two-facedness. It deprives one of sincerity. It afflicts one with boastfulness. When you run out of things to say, you begin to speak shamelessly about your own life: I was left alone, I fasted from social media, and so on. If a person keeps telling his secrets, he is left completely empty and feels powerless and weak. Young people also try to get acquainted with famous people and to be close to them. This too is a disease. The hope of showing oneself very important and clever through the prestige of one’s acquaintances — this is the greatest disgrace. A person has one teacher in life. With that teacher’s recommendation one goes to other teachers. It is impossible to grab the hem of everyone, calling him one’s teacher. And let the teacher be one who does not go to extremes, does not go too deep, does not sit in shallowness, but holds the middle — the measure. So there is hope for the future of young people who are patient, diligent, not enslaved by fame and glory, humble and modest. The main thing is that we manage to put out the fire of the craving for fame — that is enough.

Akrom MALIK