Back in the past, even though there weren't any fancy gadgets, life was simple but good. There weren't that too many distractions and parents always had time to pay attention to their kids. These days parents aren't around so much and the kids are amuck most of the time. They do crazy things and when they get in trouble, the parents don't know what to do. A lot of times, they want others such the teachers or counselors to do their jobs for them as several distractions take their kid's attention, leading to the wrong path. When I think about all these distractions and what it does to the young, the song "21st Century Digital Boy" by Bad Religion comes to mind.
With all the new technology such as the internet, cellphones, ipods, Mp3s and all those computer games, kids are so hooked on them that they care about nothing else. Sometimes they just gotta have it, they don't care about anything else. Because of the way things are, both parents have to work to make ends meet and are too tired to see to the kids. The result are a bunch of kids who are hooked on all these gadget who have no guidance on what to do in life. I maybe exaggerating but during my brief stint at teaching, this is always the reason why kids are a now quite a pain in the butt.
Technology is suppose to be there to help us not polllute our minds. Unfortunately, such is the case with today's kids as they would rather text or stay glued to the net rather than pay attention to what is really important. There's no guidance and material rather than moral or spirtual development is what they value. Sometimes I wonder if the next generation is going to be different? I sure hope so.
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