We
are a society with little to no moral foothold. The little modicum of morality
left in
us is oftentimes squandered in selfish pursuit of lofty
self-aggrandizement and ideals; in bars, at work or evening classes. As
if that
is not enough, we either glorify or engorge ourselves in impropriety,
indecency
and immorality.
We
spend our adult lives bingeing on alcohol, drugs and casual sexual flings. We
entertain corruption and reward the corrupt with influential public offices and
political positions. We break the law without blinking. And when we encounter
divergence of opinion in politics, we square it out by hurling unprintable
words against perceived foes. Do we stop at that? Of course not! We have never
shied away from killing our neighbors, maiming our opponents, raping their
wives, mothers and daughters and destroying their property.
We
express our political dissatisfaction through violence; looting, burning and destroying
personal as well as public property at will.
We
have conveniently forgotten that children mostly learn by emulating the conduct
of adult members of the society; not what we tell them.
And
when our children – the so called ‘Xaxa’
generation – turn aggressive, disobeying their tutors and torching our learning
institutions in a frenzy of madness, we have the temerity wonder what is wrong
with the new generation and the hypocrisy to question their upbringing!
Well,
gentlemen and dear ladies, we are what is wrong with our children; for in
reality, they are a reflection of the society. They are us! They mirror our intolerance and inability to sort out our differences amicably. They have
simply learnt from the best. As we light bonfires on our roads, stone
motorists, destroy, loot and burn private and public property in the name of
protests, how then do we expect our young ones to act any different?
Sadly,
as is our wont, we are forever averse to accepting the role we have so
perfectly played in creating the gang of miscreants and rascals that is our
children. We are now seeking for quick fix solutions to ‘this menace’ that is
threatening to burn down our beautiful homes when they’re done torching their
schools. Oh, and we’re so good at the blame game that we’re willing to point
fingers at anyone and everyone else, as long as it’s not us.
It
comes as no surprise that after creating our little villains in our houses and
villages, we have no shame in blaming the government and calling for the
resignation of individuals with absolutely no hand in the upbringing of our
kids.
What
a shame!
