"When faced with life's major choices, society always demands that young people give up unrealistic dreams, set aside mistaken beliefs, and return to a prescribed model of life. At its core, this is a gentle form of discipline.
Our side believes that truly following one's heart means, precisely in such moments, bravely breaking through the constraints of the model, pursuing what you think and love deep inside, and only then can we live in a truly diverse world."
At eighteen, Serena Stanton stood on the debate stage, impassioned as a fledgling eagle spreading her wings, yearning to change the world on her own strength.
Holding the microphone, starlight gleaming in her eyes: "Even if young people don't meet society's expectations, there's no need to become outcasts. We can still deal with the world wisely. The road is ours, life is ours—the probabilities, the advice, and the experiences all belong to the outside world. In the end, only we ourselves bear the consequences.
