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== Protection of the Future Line ==
''Category: Tsm’syen Law''  
''Page status: Working''

=== Principle ===
The future line is protected through care and teaching.

Continuity is not automatic.  
It is safeguarded through deliberate care for those who will carry law forward.

=== Meaning of the Future Line ===
The future line includes:

* Youth and those yet unborn
* The continuation of houses and clans
* The integrity of ayaawx over time
* The ability of future generations to act lawfully
* The preservation of balance across generations

Protection of the future line is a present responsibility.

=== Care as Legal Duty ===
Care is not optional or sentimental.  
It is a legal obligation.

Care includes:

* Ensuring safety, stability, and belonging
* Shielding youth from premature authority or burden
* Correcting harm before it becomes legacy
* Acting with restraint where actions affect future generations
* Refusing choices that trade long-term survival for short-term gain

Neglect of care endangers the future line.

=== Teaching as Protection ===
Teaching is the primary mechanism of protection.

Teaching includes:

* Transmitting ayaawx accurately
* Sharing adaawx in proper context
* Explaining responsibility before authority
* Modeling lawful conduct
* Preparing youth to recognize misuse of power

Untaught law cannot protect the future.

=== Intergenerational Balance ===
Protection of the future line requires balance between:

* Elders’ memory and youth’s readiness
* Present needs and future consequences
* Authority and restraint
* Innovation and continuity

Decisions that silence or bypass the future line are unlawful.

=== Modern Context ===
In contemporary governance, protecting the future line means:

* Including youth learning spaces within governance
* Rejecting policies that mortgage future well-being
* Maintaining land, water, and law for those who follow
* Ensuring succession is prepared, not improvised
* Treating education as a form of legal defense

The future line is not abstract.  
It is carried by real people who must be prepared to inherit law.

=== Cross References ===
* [[Youth and the Survival of Law]]
* [[Gradual and Relational Preparation]]
* [[Responsibility Before Authority]]
* [[Legal Continuity and Correct Transmission]]
* [[Youth and the Future Line]]