Where do you find your hope?

Ever listened to 'The Surgery on Radio 1'? Sunday nights at 9pm? Sometimes it's so heartbreaking to hear what's going on in these people lives and what they're after. So often you get young girls of 13/14 year old girls ringing in saying 'I want a boyfriend' 'I like this guy a lot, how can I get him?' It's heartbreaking to hear that these young girls want a boyfriend. I wonder why they want one. There's so many other things that they could be doing with their lives. Work hard in school, otherwise they're going to end up like some people I know and that's not good.
The other heartbreaking thing is all the girls who ring up to say they're pregnant. That's not a bad thing. But the situations they're in. Scared to tell their boyfriends, parents, not sure whether to keep it. Last week one girl rang up and said she was pregnant, finished college and was off to uni, yet was going to keep the baby.

Obviously this is a tiny example of what comes up. Trust issues, job issues, health issues etc..all come up. But these come up week after week after week. And you'd think they would listen and learn the consequences. Surely they are missing something? It's unknown what of course. But surely something? The advice they get is great. But it's all worldly. Never about finding hope and security somewhere else. It's so sad. Where do they find their hope? Where do they place their security? What are they living for? It's so heartbreaking to listen to sometimes. With the experiences I've had and the odd fear I've had I sympathise with the girls. But surely there are other things they could be doing? Should be doing.

However, I love the show and I have learnt a lot from it. All sorts that perhaps I wouldn't learn elsewhere. Or could be risky to learn elsewhere.
Have a listen sometime. It's on the iplayer and is so interesting. Maybe you'll find someone with a problem you have to....