The term – nation building – is usually used to refer to a constructive process of engaging all citizens in building social cohesion, economic prosperity and political stability in an inclusive and democratic way. It is important to note that the priceless resource of any country is its human resource. There is no other resource that matches the human being, because mankind is the foundation or the corner stone of any development and civilization. Out of the human intellect a nation is built. This can be confirmed by the fact that many countries are able to attain steady growth and development with limited natural resources through the intelligence of their people and the labor force. Young people are a crucial segment of a nation’s development. Their contribution therefore is highly needed. Young people are social actors of change and as the saying goes
“Youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also the partners of today. ’’
As scholars have stated, “time is not evaluated by what has been harvested, but what has been planted”. The government and society at large have equal responsibility to provide the youth with suitable grounds and thereby bringing about a matured and responsible population for the coming generation to lead a better life. As such the establishment of a Department of Youth Affairs, the development of a comprehensive National Youth Policy, the establishment of National Youth Service Scheme etc under the Provincial and Federal Ministries both.
Meanwhile, it is good to have these structures in place but if the youths do not make the best use of them no beneficial result will be realized. As young people we must be ready and willing to take advantage of any opportunity that comes our way. It’s important to note that we can’t all work in offices; therefore some of us would have to train ourselves to be welders, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, craftsmen, farmers, and mechanics and so on.
This is what is chosen by the Chinese nation especially their Youth that has now made China the second largest economy of the World after USA and this is not all, their target is to beat USA in economy, can you believe it?
So now let’s rise and follow these nations to become a Nation who is respected, valued, given importance and above all is proud to be self reliant.
Pakistan Zindabad
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