Sir,
Indian society has long been known for giving due importance to moral values.Our Gurus and Rishis always preached high moral values such as love, compassion,humility, sympathy, respect for parents and elders etc.But with the passage of time, these values are being eroded from our society and the modern society is not what it used to be, say fifty years ago.Respect for parents and elders is diminishing with each passing day.Women who used to be treated as incarnation of Shakti and accorded high place in our society are illtreated and raped.The strong bond of relations of yesteryears are weakening and no wonder children are illtreating their parents and even murdering them for money or a property.Children send parents to oldage homes at a time when they need their children badly.Many people have jettisoned off their moral scruples and are indulging themselves in foul means to earn money.People are losing tolerance over slight provocation and resorting to violence on the small pretext.Our youth are becoming more and more narcisstic and self centred.Juvenile crime rate is also surging.
Thus, there is need to inculcate high moral and ethical values in our youth and children.Parents and teachers need to take responsibility of imparting high moral values to the children right from childhood.They should themselves serve as role models for the children and teach values such as patience, kindness, generosity, honesty etc.by their own examples. Children should be motivated to to be courteous and polite to the elders and help the poor and needy.Joint family system needs to be promoted to provide such an atmoshere to children where they can can imbibe such values as patience, honesty, respect for elders, tolerance etc as they grow up. Our children should be motivated and encouraged to read our scriptures and also exposed to our rich culture by organising cultural functions in schools and motivating them to participate in fairs, festivals and other such events at home and outside.
Yours etc….
Ankita Sharma
Udhampur
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