Youth of our future.

The other morning as I was walking my dogs, I saw 3 teenagers on their way to the high school in my hood.  These teens were two boys and one girl.  They looked like 14 years old but could have been older but just look younger since they were latino or perhaps filipino.  They were walking ahead of me and they would stop to light a cig or something.  As I come closer to them, they would walk on again to keep a healthy distant from me.  They did that several times.  Perhaps they did not want me to see what exactly they were smoking but the scent of marijuana in the air was unmistakable.

So apparently these teens were trying to get high before they get to school.  What a model teen student!!!   And I thought about the future they could possibly have.  Evidently they do not care about school so I would not be surprise if they won't even finish high school.  If they did manage to get their high school diploma, I would not be surprise if the girl gets pregnant at 18 and the guys end up working for Pollo Loco for the rest of their life.  How can I think otherwise when they were more concerned about getting high before even starting their first period in high school.  Their future appears bleak.  It is a shame cause these teens are suppose to be our future.