Lately people have been saying that our youth is not
maturing as fast as they did in the past. I myself have been caught saying it.
They always have someone to pick up after them, pay their expenses, and make up
their minds for them when it comes to what they should do about their lives as
long as they are under the some one’s roof. I believe that maturity comes along
with responsibility. Not just by paying bills or taking care of one´s things,
but also by being responsible for the consequences of each decision that one
makes. If parents do not allow their children make their own decisions, how are
the youth of today going to mature?
When my sisters and I were growing up, (now that makes
me sound old) we were assigned weekly chores like doing laundry, cleaning our
rooms, cleaning up the bathroom which included washing the toilet and the
bathtub. Chores that the kids nowadays have someone else do for them, at least
here in my country. Perhaps you are thinking that I am referring to the elite
of the country, but not only. (I am also not saying that 100% are like this.)
Parents seem to want to give their children a better life, so they believe that
making it easier for them is the best. Mind you, that besides the weekly chores
we also had to go to school and get good grades. It sure sounds like a heavy
load and compared to today’s situation, it was.
Nowadays the children do not need to do chores in the
house, they just have to study. Even so, some of them think that doing homework
and studying so much is a heavy load, which reminds me of a joke I saw the
other day that talked about the origin of words. The joke started off by saying
smog is a combination of the words smoke and fog; blush is a combination of the
words blood and rush therefore studying is a combination of the words student
dying. Guess that is how the youth feels about the only task they have: study.
On the other hand, life is so different nowadays;
perhaps we just have to realize how special our youth is. Perhaps they are
light years ahead of us. It takes them less time to learn or appreciate what
life has to offer. Nonetheless, maturity is still at question here. How can
today´s hi-tech easy-going youngsters be taught responsibility in order for
them to become mature?
In this case, I would say that they have to make their
own decisions and deal with the consequences of their actions. For instance, if
they do not want to study, they have to deal with the fact that they might not
do well on the test and flunk the course, leading to another year in the same
level. They will have to redo it while their friends move on. This was
something that I was taught. You can do whatever you want to, as long as you
are willing to handle the consequences, I believe that this way of thinking has
made me become mature and face the surprises that life throws at you.
What do you think?
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