Recently I was reading through an article about counselling teens and came across a brilliant quote by Milton Berle. He was quoted to have said ‘If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door’. This quote got me thinking; what do so many of us do if opportunity doesn’t knock??  We sit back and feel dejected and let down and disappointed. Is it any wonder, then, that we are now seeing many young people struggling to find direction in life?

When we find ourselves lacking opportunities, how about we go out and build some doors? You never know; the door you build might be the doorway into an amazing future just waiting for you! As we model this to our kids, we are going to see a new level of resiliency in them as they learn to create opportunity, not just wait for opportunity.

I am at school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and can be contacted by email at ryan.bernhardt246@schools.sa.edu.au or by contacting Balaklava High School on 88 620 600

Ryan Bernhardt

Pastoral Care Worker