Youth- Liability or Asset???

Few days back we were discussing about power of youth.’Youth’..a word which brings immense freshness and energy with itself. One of the man argued that today’s youth is just a bag full of useless obsessions and undefined dreams. They don’t follow the culture and traditions of the society. Infact, they think being rebel is actually a part of their ‘cool’ attitude. He said they only talk about the problems and never come forward when it’s actually time to show their power. They think sitting and writing on social networking websites could help India in any way.
I certainly am not with his point. Not because I am also in this category of youths but because I know what power we posses and what actions has been takes by the youth of this society. I understand his frustration of seeing India in a state which certainly is not acceptable by anyone , but what I don’t understand is where youth is involved in this?
We do have ample of examples already where we can see youth coming forward and setting examples in the history. The recent one is Tunisia(Jasmine Revolution) and now the Egypt revolution..where 30 year long autocratic dictatorship of ex -President Hosni Mubarak was abandoned by the people and specially the youths. And no wonder,social networking played a key role in making people aware .
A Facebook page was created in honor of Khaled Said, a young man who had been brutally beaten and killed by the police. This page became a focal point around which 470,000 "fans" organized their dissidence while aYouTube video about his murder was viewed by more than 500,000 people fueling further public outrage. Inspired by the protests against and the eventual overthrow of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on 14 January 2011, the Khaled Said Facebook page then became a focal point for the dissemination of popular protest throughout Egypt.
The case of Jessica Lal is another fine example, when thousand of youngsters held candle-light vigils at India Gate in New Delhi to protest the verdict followed by the protest in Chandigarh led by a young self-proclaimed activist (formerly known as "Middle Finger Protests") and hundreds of students, MNC executives.
Our history is full of examples where a major role has been played by youths. Most of the major revolutions were carried out by youths.Jai Prakash Narayan led the youth movement and caused trimmer.
Yes, I do agree that there is lack of guidance and patience. But are youth really responsible for it? Today’s youth is an asset for the society. They have the courage and zeal to do things. They are innovative and full of energy. We just need to channelize them. After all when assets not utilized properly becomes NPA (Non Performing Asset).So, don’t let your power become a waste.
And at the end, few words by Swami Vivekananda,” If we wish India to be the world leader, then youth must play a devoted role. They should come out, break all the shackles of orthodoxy, communalism, casteism and re-invest their energy for the growth of vibrant India”.