In the world of young Indians, there is nothing taboo. They are open to everything from late night rave parties, body piercings, going around with the opposite sex, sexual relationships with multiple partners, sitting idle on the marine drive, clubs, parks etc. These things define the cool culture today and this is what we call “hanging around” and being “chill-axed.” The drug addiction has also gripped the youth. Most drug addicts are male, but there are several girls hooked on to drugs too. Major reasons are brunt and peer pressure which drag youth into drugs today. Few get into it out of frustration. Avoid or face those friends who call you a ’sissy’ or ’chicken’ for not indulging in their ’pastimes’. You may say that it is an individual’s right to do whatever he/she wants to do and then the time comes when our elders might say “you are big enough to know what is right and what is wrong”. NIGHT OUTS, lounging in the pubs, tapping your feet to the rocking music in discs, showing off 8 GB I-Pods, android mobiles, Levis jeans and Woodland shoes are the common lifestyle of the urban youth today. We feel if we do not have all these ’cool stuffs’, then it will affect our image in college campus or our common hang-outs. This race to be ’cool’ is also taking its toll on children and youth as well.
There is an increase in the number of cases of depression, stress, insomnia, anorexia among the children in the last few years. The prime reason being pressure from parents, teachers and especially the friends who want them to be cool and look cool. For a child, who does not believes in such nonsense, life is tougher. He is neglected by the classmates, teased all the time with rude comments, humiliated and soon he finds himself under depression. He is made to believe that his thinking, values, traditions etc are very primitive and they find no place in today’s world. This, sometimes, leads them to take extreme step.
It is shocking to know that to help them commit suicide there are loads of websites, which promote the same. And, unfortunately, there is no control over these websites! There is a rat-race of being ’cool’ is in the country or rather is a hit by now. Thus, it is very essential for the youth to understand what is right and wrong and not to fall prey to the ’cool’ race. A strong religious base combined with strong family ties and high morals can help the youth if they find these things ’cool’.
Kavya,
ReplyDeleteGood viewpoints, but please make sure you stop using random capital letters in between words/sentences and in the headlines. They serve no purpose except to look rather confusing and slightly silly.
Also try not to write colloquially- you have a good flow and it's going to be interrupted by the fact that you write very informally. Keep the sentences short and tight and work on reading and editing each post.
You can do a whole lot better- only you have to really try!