By Rob W.
There are moments when you sit back, observe, and realize the script has flipped. That moment hit me recently while filming a group of high school girls speaking about an initiative they started to help make East Brunswick a better place. Their words were thoughtful. Their presence was calm. Their energy was hopeful. As I stood behind the camera, I could not shake the feeling that these girls were acting more like the adults in the room than most adults.
Before the interview, I had done what many of us do. I scrolled through social media. Comment after comment filled with negativity, blame, and rage. Most of it coming from people who have never volunteered a day in their lives or contributed anything meaningful to the town they claim to care about. The irony was heavy. The loudest voices in the room often belong to those doing the least.
And yet, here were these girls. Not just talking, but doing. Not just complaining, but creating. Not tearing others down, but building something up.
It makes you pause. It makes you wonder when so many adults lost their way. At what point did ego and anger replace purpose and progress? When did tearing others down become more more of a dopamine rush for some than lifting people up?
Eyes on EB is about stories like this. It is about seeing the good that still exists and giving it a platform. These girls deserve to be heard, not just because they are young, but because they are setting an example many adults would do well to follow.
Maybe it is time we stopped asking what is wrong with the next generation and started asking what happened to ours.
