It's that time of the year again, when people break lose from a year's worth of conformity and need a little time to break loose.
But what scared the bejesus out of me, is to what lengths we go. Now, please dont misunderstand me, I am all for "everything in moderation" but what about those moments we go too far?
I mean, us the older "youngsters" what leagcy are we leaving behind?
Is this who we are? what we have become, a society of hedonists, looking for the constant new high/craze and the drug that is all the rage!
I hope to God not. We have inculcated our little brothers/sisters/nieces/nephews to believe everything they want is theirs for the taking!
We don't tell them, that some times, not getting it, is a reward all on it's own. Let's for a minute, completely remove religion from the volatile mix altogether.
Regardless of the faith you follow, surely something should be said for modesty at certain ages, for limits on freedom of our youth and abstinence of stimulants.
I worry that when we look back, insteadof making a better tomorrow, we will be followed by disease, rot and an entire generation of *ahem* fuck ups!
If we stopped sensationalising the material wealth and shiny new toys, we could actually teach them something about caring for things in your possession, whether it be a hand me down shirt or a 2nd hand ipod. That in order to get things, we need to work, and by work I don't mean homework and dishes and cleaning up afteryourselves, those aren't supposed to be efforts worht rewarding.
Cleaning your dad's car, doing the windows even though you might have a domestic. Manual labor in and around the house. Working and saving for things to teach kids the true worth of something.
Drag races and mini skirts and growing up before your time, why are we rushing kids to behave like adults? How many of your little people (that you know or are related to) know how to play hopscotch . Rounders, hand ball, tennis, jump rope.
I doubt very many!
Think about what we were taught. divided that by half and practice twice the amount of care before saying " I will never raise them the way I was" Because, surely our parents were on the right track, especially if you have risen in circumstance.
