"Adults keep saying: 'We owe it to the young people to give them hope.' But I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act"
- Greta Thunberg
About this Quote
Greta Thunberg is requiring adults to take action in order to safeguard the future of young people. She is not requesting hope, however for adults to worry and feel the fear that she feels every day. She desires adults to comprehend the seriousness of the scenario and to take action to protect the future of young people. She is not requesting for adults to be hopeful, however to take action to make a distinction. She is calling for adults to take responsibility for the future of youths and to take action to secure the environment and guarantee a much better future for all. She is asking grownups to do something about it now, not to be confident for the future, however to do something about it to make a distinction.