I experienced this change and became aware of how speaking truth and listening truthfully to others and ourselves transform us. My scepticism became expectance and excitement because of the possibilities for humanity in the next millennium. I became hopeful because of my faith in the movement driving this transformation. This movement which comprises young people of different colour, culture and beliefs exists to accomplish a common purpose. To help create a world in which all people are free to develop their full potential and be all they can be for others and themselves.
Young lives personify creativity and possibility.
Youth have the potential to transform any situation in which they find themselves because they recognise the possibilities and respond creatively to it. When others seem to despair because of their situations young people are busy preparing themselves to engage and respond in innovative ways to their living conditions. I have experienced this truth in all its beauty while participating in the project in Senegal. This, however, only reminded me of what I already knew. The youth wave of transforming power was already at work throughout the world.