Shift of culture!
Looking back at our childhood, not so distant, the significant changes that society ran into at a great speed are questionable. I am not against change, rather I opt for positive changes that bring out the originality of self in respect of our culture, beliefs and religion.
The treasure we used to hold in respect of family bondage, sense of responsibilities and simplicity is decaying under the weight of wrongly perceived and praised modernity. Our children are exposed to irresistible negative influences permitted and even promoted by the state itself. Our national policies are biased and severely dominated by influential countries. The colonial rulers rejuvenated their powers with the cooperation of ignorant and self-seeking leaders of the once colonized countries in the name of development and democracy.
I feel dismayed when I see the youth speaking in an uncouth language in the streets, in the radio and in the school and even in their homes. Their interest has veered into unproductive and self-destructive pattern.
I do believe in our nation's spirit of fighting back, though delayed. I trust people with a similar mindset would gather under one umbrella and speak out loud to the misplaced generation.
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