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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has been superseded by the environment which plays a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
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