ok...after my last entry of the smile empty soul lyrics...i've felt compelled to write. i listed to this song the other day and am currently listening to it now. it got me thinkin. this is the general sterotype that teenagers nowdays have. it's kinda wrong. if ya ask me...teenagers deserve a little more respect than we have. we all get critized for things we don't do. people think that us kids cause nothing but problems. the fact of the matter is...the kids in every community do more for the community that anyone else. we're the people who call for changes and try to improve the places where we live. we're the ones who go out and try to make a difference. sure there are those who are actually bad kids...but what do you expect. that's why i think teenagers are so close with one another. even if you're complete strangers...you could have a civil conversation with anyone. we all have a general understand of what one another's going through. it's a bond that no other generation seems to have. it seems to only occur with us. in previous generations...teenagers have always been fighting with one another. all the different social groups have always faught. this isn't the case with our generation. sure there are the jocks/preps/punks/posers/rockers/outcasts and sure we do fight with one another. but to me...it seems like there's a general level of respect between the groups. going through my senior year of high school...this became clear to me. it doesn't matter what happens every year before your senior year...everything is different...even if it is just for one year. you bond again. the social groups are thrown out the window. everyone is friendly with one another. it's a great time to be in high school if you ask me. i wish i could go back and relive that one year. that year gives you hope that old relationships will hold strong through college, failed relationships may be rekindled, and new relationships may form with people who you never expected to be friends with. after living my senior year...i miss my class so much. it's the bond that our generation creates with one another. in my mind...we can all relate. we could be friends with almost any teenager we meet. it's great that our age group is like that. i hope that it's always like that with our generation. i'm glad to be living with all of you guys . thanks for reading my diary all. let me know your opinion on this matter. take care all. ---mikey