On a shopping trip to a local supermarket yesterday, I was greeted by two young people belting out Christmas carols accapella raising money for a local charity. They immediately made me smile, not just because they were clearly slightly mad for standing outside in the freezing cold singing in public, but because they were giving it their absolute all and enjoying it. No doubt looking very uncool to their friends singing these songs and wearing rather uncool festive outfits. However, they just got on with doing something good for other people. And people were giving generously on their way in and out of the supermarket.
Young people generally get a hard time from people in society for all kinds of reasons, perhaps some of it is justified. However, this was a lovely reminder of the hope we still have in young people today to create a better tomorrow.
