What's Age Gotta Do With It?

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." ~ Abraham Lincoln

Should youth be used as an excuse for ignorance and/or irrationality? Maybe if you're a teenager. People in their 20s should have acquired enough knowledge, life experiences, and critical thinking skills to have a logical discussion without using their youth as lifebuoy.

I have had two people in their 20s reference my age when they ran out of oratorical ammunition. From my observations, these two people have a tendency to make lots of excuses for themselves. One is struggling to improve while the other seems to be in a state of denial.

Here's a tip. If lacking in knowledge, read and watch more factually dense media. If lacking in critical thinking skills, read things that and engage people who challenge your beliefs and encourage thinking.

Reading has a snowball effect on learning. The more we read, the more words, expression, and terms we know. The more we understand, the more we gain out of what we read.

Whose fault is it if we choose to talk on the phone, take naps and/or do everything else except pick up a book to cultivate our mind?

My youth or inadequate knowledge has never been used as an excuse. I strongly believe that logic always prevail. In my late teens and 20s, I have held ground against much older people (wish some of you were still around. RIP.) using logic.

Anyone who has REAL working experience knows that excuses are frowned upon. Making mistakes because we are human is not an acceptable excuse. Humans are prone to mistakes, that's why we create protocols to prevent avoidable mistakes.

When protocol is overlooked and "mistakes" happen, it is classified as NEGLIGENCE. Is the "being human" excuse acceptable when someone dies from a physician's nonobservance of protocol?

Yes, we all make excuses at some point. But how much is too much? What happens when pride blinds us and we keep arguing even when we stop making sense?

Do young, successful people use their age as an excuse? Youth is an asset, inexperience is a challenge (but can be an asset). Neither is an excuse.