Parents'''' views and Young persons'''' thoughts aboutthe world pps

Parents' views and Young persons' thoughts about the world Parent: - I know what life is like.. Young person: - the world has changed since you were young.. This is true of the way of

Parents' views and Young persons' thoughts about

the world

Parent: - I know what life is like If you have any sense

take my advice

Young person: - the world has changed since you

were young You don’t understand our problem today

Besides we ought to be free to do what we like

What are your views on this argument?

As an old saying goes all that is old is not necessarily

good and all that is new is also not necessarily bad; the

wise person weighs between these two maxims before he

arrives any conclusion This is true of the way of life led

from generation to generation Take for instance writing

materials From the days of pens dipped in ink, we have

traversed a long way and now living in a generation using

ball point pens An old man used to the olden pens need

not feel sorry that those days are gone; nor should the

young ones gloat over him What is written is more

important than the material used People who used old

style of pens and crude sheets like papyrus or the vellum

were also great in history

What has been said of the pen is also true of many other

things in life, whether it be dress, food, housing, lighting

and entertainment In the matter of dress, the materials

have changed and the way of stitching it has changed But

the fact that clothes are used for covering the body

remains unchanged What is elegant and comely in one

generation need not be so in the next From mini to max:

and back, there is a swing Somebody sets the fashion

and the media makes it appear popular so the younger

generation readily accepts it whereas the old generation

looks upon it with suspicion and disapproval This is so

with many things in life Even with behavior and morals

this is so

What is considered the norm these days is not approved

by the older generation Copy books maxims do not go

well with the younger generation Take for instance

smoking In some societies it is taken for granted trough a

wise parent may not like his son smoking

One must admit that the question of nature versus nurture

has been superseded by the environment which plays a

crucial role today In fact, environment factors have always

influenced man’s life and it can be rightly said that the

environment has always been a factor in the march of

civilization; only the panorama changes very fast because

of swift communication and the induction of technology in

every aspect of life Whether many of these things are

necessary is a matter of opinion The spoken voice gave

birth to the recorded voice, so from the gramophone disc

we have now come to the cassettes The camera gave

birth to the cinema which in turn has become almost

obsolete with the coming of the television One must look

at the use rather than the instrument Our forefathers were

using open fires for cooking but now it is the electric ovens

or gas A modern kitchen is a very nice place compared to

the one in the good old days

If it is a question of morality, then some serious thinking

must go into it Morality as conceived by man has been

built into the society concerned The diction “Thou shalt

not steal” is true and good today as it was in ancient days

In behavior the older ones may be a model In courtesy, in

table manners, in good neighborliness and many other

things, the elder one must not only be a role model but

also initiator for practical reasons

Beliefs are easily shaken nowadays The society is not a

closed one as it was So youngsters come across different

faiths and beliefs and rightly or wrongly take to one of

them Take for instance, the hippie cult It has caught the

imagination of many youths to the rude shock of elderly

people It is very difficult to change the younger

generation The ideas of fun and pleasure are changing

Boys and girls moving freely may be a shock to the older

generation A wise parent cannot put a brake suddenly but

can slowly bring into the mind of the young ones the

dangers of free love

Besides the parent, the society itself has a part to play in

this aspect The church, the newspaper and magazines,

the TV and other media can play a vital role in bringing

about a healthy society Bringing up the younger

generation is like walking a tight rope The parents’ role is

really a difficult one A child cannot be brought up

completely insulated from outside influences This

generation gap will continue and will be brought into sharp

focus because of the fast moving world we live in

nowadays