how to stay youthful

1. Simplicity
- God does not see as man does. He sees the heart.
- christus vivit document on youthful heart

2. Gratitude and thankfulness

3. Make friends 

4. Exercise.

How to help young people? St. Joseph as model
- St Joseph helped to form Jesus in a way
- there's a shortage of people for accompaniment

We need to accompany young people 
We need to be mentors - to be exemplary in our work, to be witness, to seek holiness, to be confident without judging.

Not to be afraid when people we guide become better than we are. It's a humility.

Tell young people to dream! 
Remind them of the love of God. 
And the God is truly alive.
You don't need to proof your love in the family.

As mentors
- Understand their family envt! Helps.to understand their background
- we may need to be fathers to them to make up for the lack  of fatherhood in society.

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