I am prompted to write after reading an article in Star papers today entitled: Youth, Sex and Doing Business (If you are interested this is the link http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2008/10/23/columnists/awriterslife/2336105&sec=A%20Writer%27s%20Life ). Am I shocked, surprised or appalled by the media highlights of social evils and moral decadence? No is an absolute answer. The daily dosage of realities has effectively anesthetized our feel toward such realities. I am saddened, concerned and angered by these senseless behaviors and more disgusted by the adults who are engaged in these things.
To some they will say what right I have to be so judgmental. Maybe this is due to the fact that I am a man of the cloth. My expressed and forthright concern may be deem by some as judgmental. In fact most confrontation or expression of truth involves a certain of judicial elements. You may agree and not agree with my perceptions, it is one own fundamental right, one may so argues. The fact is that when your so call right transgress into social space and hurt someone, you have lost your rights. I sounded a little philosophical here.
What really bothers me, is the perception that we are a "Civilized Society". The term "civilized" was used to present a contrast between social groups, the cultured and the uncultured (Barbarians). We have better education, unlimited access to knowledge, better medicine and the list can go on. Have all these advancement caused us to be more civilized? By right it should, but reality seems to points to the contrary.
Are we really "civilized", or have we in modern society camouflaged our barbaric acts with social sophistication and technological mask? The ruthlessness in society today fairs not better than the past. Moral abuses abound and we just give it a name as a social disease. We care little of the consequence of how our actions affect others. We call it the survival game.
If we take a hard look at ourselves, we often can see the "civilized barbarianism" in us wanting to take over in the many social expression in our life.
3 comments:
Ps Lim...I couldn't agree more on this..."We care little of the consequence of how our actions affect others", it is more sad when we noticed among our loved ones and church.
actually 'sad' is putting it very mildly!
Ps Lim,
Good post. I too agree with you and aunty nancy. Many nowadays don't think of the consequences of their actions, they go along with their emotions and feelings, without considering that some of their actions can affect others and even the church.
Our actions should not stumble others, more so the brothers and sisters in church.
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