Do not ever be different or think differently

My piece about Aysel Ek?i?s book titled ?Youth in Turkey and in Five Continents? (Türkiye?de ve Be? K?t?ada Gençler) has received interest and inquiries beyond my expectations.

That means the young generation and those who have children have found the knowledge they needed in this book to enlighten their issues. The scientific documentary book contains guiding features for us to understand the young.   

How do young perceive their families and how do families perceive their young? While searching for the answers to these two questions, the difference in the evaluation criteria stands out. When we say the youth, of course we should examine separately the views of the studying youth and the working youth.

I have always been interested in reading the rates of extracurricular books; author Ek?i has also focused on this. I hope families will review their perception of their children in the light of this data. I always defend that the youth should be better understood. 

From time to time you may come across some people who make themselves examples for their children. What else is this other than a pulling back of the child by someone who has remained in the past? Because many of us see ourselves as ideal characters, we keep on dreaming that the young should take us as examples; whereas, the youth of today should be raised with a global criteria. 

From time to time, young people I meet at book fairs or similar places, or young readers writing to me through e-mail, ask me which profession they should choose. I do not know what they should choose but I want to explain why I would not recommend certain professions. 

Do not be journalists. I guess you must have read with sorrow and embarrassment how daily Hürriyet has been...