MY SOCIETY - OUR HAPPINESS

  In as much the people are involved, the society would always have an impact in the behavior, beliefs, and the general personality of the human person. The society possess the power to influence the individual it houses either positively or negatively and the manner and way in which it affects the youth determines how well a nation will achieve as regards development. One wonderful thing is that, just me, you and that other person makes up the society.
 
  In this article, I will make clear the influence of the society on the spiritual and intellectual development of youths.
Consider a society where injustice, immorality, tribalism, insecurity reign. Where it is much more easier to kill a human being to a fowl, where it is easier to hate than to love, where joy is derived seeing ones dream tarnished than to promote those ideas. Will you blame a boy in his 20’s doubting if really God exists, seeing the things happening around him, praying less and drifting more to the way of the world?

  Let's talk about morals which is the base of spiritual development. In our society today, the level of moral degradation shouldn’t baffle anyone because, the unit of the society that is the family which should take care of that is not doing a good job. Parents need to help their children understand that morality is necessary for development.
What message is passed when the hopes of innocent youths are dashed? When the rights of the people are trampled upon and the leaders of the society tell us “vote for me so that I will do that which is lacking”, or don’t they know that all is lacking, they say “it’s time to do more”, more of what I tell myself, is it more of trampling on my ambition? Or more of securing extra funds for their blood thirsty ventures. The youths have been abused and their esteem brought low how will you expect a youth living amidst these daily occurrence to be humanly developed?

  Talking about Intellectual development of the youths, what comes to mind is Education, as it is the foundation. The influence of the society to intellectually develop its youth lies majorly on how well its educational sector is handled. Planting orange seed will never yield you mango fruit, whatever goes inside should be what is expected to come outside. A society that houses so many dilapidated schools will only teach its youth how to become thugs, and become beggars not givers, it will only teach them how to cheat and get corrupt not to be generous and good ambassadors.

  I weep when I see my fellow youth hawking bottled water and beef roll, see some with bright ideas turn to street urchins, and prostitutes.
Much more than I have written has been said about the development of the youths in our society, but I know for sure that that in order for things to get right, much more than words has to be said, steps has to be taken, actions need to be carried out, and love needs to reign among the hearts of men.
Amenities needs to be put in place, the educational sector refurbished and our so-called leaders evaluate for themselves what it is they have done and what they have not done, and what prevents those things which are in places from reaching the grassroots?, why the people still demand for good governance?
  I want to believe that my leaders are the best in the world and that my fellow countrymen will once more heap praises on the leaders (not just a section of them but all), and glory will be given to God Almighty who had made them all possible.

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