There is something awesome about being a young person and being bitten by a passionate bug to make the world a better place.

We’re big fans of Nancy Lublin, CEO and Chief Old Person of DoSomething.org

She tells a really great story about not knowing what you can’t do and a box of Milk Duds.

When you don’t know that you can’t do it, you can move mountains.

Something happens to us when we grow older–we figure out what we can’t do.  When we’re young, there’s nothing we can’t do.  We can be heroes, space cadets, knights or princesses.  As we grow older, though, we learn a lot about what we can’t do.  We can’t eat , we can’t take naps in the afternoon, and we can’t wear a cape to work.

There’s something that we can learn from the young adults in our lives.  They can teach us how to forget the things we “can’t” do.

The next time you’re thinking about making some kind of change in your community, try thinking like a young adult.  Think about the things that you can’t do, then do those things.

You’d be surprised how easy it is to move mountains.