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Honourable mention: 16-18 year olds

Charli Kahler Meditations

Age 16

16-18 year olds

My brother Jon usually comes off to a lot of people as a very serious, thoughtful man. Sometimes when you are in a conversation with him, you’ll see him contemplating like so. When he thinks about philosophies, writings or theories, he frowns. Because of that he has wrinkles between his eyebrows already at the age of 21, which I find quite amusing. He inspires me with his independent pursuit of knowledge and his endless curiosity for the possibilities in the future.