Awake!, “What Future for the Young? (article addressed to young people)”
“If you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things. Why not? Because all the evidence in fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years. ... Therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.”
Ties the statement to 'the generation that observed the beginning of the "last days" in 1914' and advises against planning for college.
Scan of original (opens in new tab)
Provenance and verification note for Awake!, What Future for the Young? (article addressed to young people)
Confidence note. Wording confirmed in an excerpt scan of pp. 13-14 only; the passage lies within it. The article title is not visible in the excerpt and is taken from secondary citations; the passage is often cited as p. 15, which the scan does not support.
Scan provenance. Internet Archive excerpt scan labelled 'pages 13-14' (uploader Paul.bond.faith). Copyright 1969; short quotation only.
Notes. Not on wol.jw.org (Awake! coverage starts 1970).
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-g-1969-0522-p13-15-never-grow-old