Fresh-MAN 15
When you were 15 years old, were you a man or a kid?
Islamically 15 is the age at which Muslim youth are adults. They are accountable for thier deeds, and thier parents are NOT financially responsible.
In todays socity’s culture, parents are responsible for thier chilren untill they are 30. They are required support them while they go to college, get a job, and get going with thier careers, and sometimes when they get married.
How can you expect a young man to become a leader and productive when they are being pampered or spoiled in this manner? When they are spending thier time and energies on Nintendo Wii?
There is no benefit in it for them. Parents say, “They are still young”. At the age of 5, 6, 7, 10...”They are still young”. Once they get to 14 or 15 years old, they are told that they are young adults and can think for themselves. The children get lost between being too young and being too old.
Where do you want your children to be at 15? Will he/she be a leader or a scrub?
Passion Action
In my Management Processes class the professor invites many different high level managers to share their experiences with the class regarding corporate America and organizational management. Couple weeks ago a gentleman from Johnson & Johnson was invited to address the class.
In class I asked him a question. “There are many students in this class who are juniors, seniors, ...super seniors. What should we be looking toward when it comes to jobs? What should we look forward to? What is it that we should do?”
He replied with a question, “What do you think you should do?”
I said, “I dont know. That’s why I’m asking the question :p”
He said, “Before you go looking for a job you need to know you passion. With that passion, what do you want to do? How can you bring that passion to the organization that you want to be a part of, and benefit them? Have that mentality”
Something clicked in my mind. Thinks made sense. One of my teachers once said to me, “Find what you would do for free, master it, and people will gladly pay you to do it.” That advice was good, but it was passive advice.
The advice of the J&J executive was of an active nature:
- Find your passion. What is it that you love to do? Something that you would do untill death whether you are paid or not.
- Whether you want to be part of a masjid, school, club, orgnaization, company, corporation...how can you take your passion and what you absolutely love to do to be of benefit to, them, the people they interact with, the people you interact with, yourself, and ultimately the world?
Answer that, and you will be successful inshaAllah.
