Changing Times

Traditions are dying fast. The things we were used to are slowly being replaced by gadgets which tend to make us lazy. A good example of this is the internet.

In the days when our parents were in school, when homework was to be done, the library was their internet. Hours will be spent locked away in that place. Not daring to leave until every question is answered. Today, thirty minutes will be enough to finish a simple homework. You don't even read it. you just copy and paste your homework, you pass it and you pass the class! The rest of your time is wasted socializing with "friends", or so they are called online. Students today are slowly forgetting that to get good grades actually meant spending a shit load of time studying and not just staring at pictures of five British gays.

Another thing, the camera. We have come a long way from the first camera in the world. Which was this big ass thing that only professionals could carry. These days, stupid little girls can take a shit load of their pictures and post them on the internet thinking everyone gives a crap about how much make up they put on their faces. today, cameras are owned by just about anybody and are playing a big role in media because CCTV footage is now being used by more and more establishments and criminals are being caught in action and are identified easily because of it.

Back then, kids would be home by 6pm for the evening prayers. Now, it's just a matter of curfew.... or when they feel like coming home. Sometimes I feel like we're losing our identity along with our traditions and old ways. Although progress is good, I can't help but feel sad knowing that the things I grew up with are going to be considered "obsolete".

I made a promise to myself, that when I become a parent, I'll try my best to make my kid appreciate the old ways. I'll make him read books instead of E-Books. I'll make him learn things and not just depend on Google for everything. I'll make him listen to music that isn't about partying and getting drunk and doing drugs. I'll make him appreciate how life was when I was a kid. I'll try to be the parent that won't let her kid be swallowed up by technology and take for granted the simple joys in life. And lastly, I want him to know that being there for someone, is the best gift you can give a friend.

I want more parents today to understand, that buying expensive gifts for your kid is all well and good, but please try to teach them manners and values. Most kids today don't respect elders and it makes me want to hit them. So parents, please do your jobs.