Someone I knew before once told me they felt lost, they told me they felt like they weren't accomplishing things and they wanted to end it all. They were sixteen at the time. I cared for this person, so I gave them the best advice possible.
I told them to think about it in a new perspective. Think about where you want to be in five years. Do you see yourself changing? Do you see yourself doing better? If not, why is that? Do you truly believe you can't change? All of which were questions they seemed to have no answer to. They told me they felt hopeless. It's a mindset projected onto young people that keep them from truly feeling happy. I told them to forget the needs of others and to live life the necessary way to be where you want to be.
They've now been recently accepted into Stanford university, they have a beautiful daughter, and their own house at the age of 18. I could not be more proud of them.
