Individual greed and selfishness have been the basis of modern society. Some people think that we must return to older, more traditional values such as respect for the elders and the local community in order to create a better world to live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
AGREE
Some people think that we must return to older, more traditional values such as respect for the elders and the local community in order to create a better world to live in
Yes we should revert back to old perspectives. Why?
Old thought meant more close communal life where there was empathy towards each other
Everyone will help each other again and share their things
Relations will be more valuable than money
People socialized more and stayed healthy
Social responsibility will be more valuable than personal benefits, precipitating a dip in crime
NO
There will be return of social, ethnic and gender bias: resulting in perennial class struggle, a common scenario of the past
There will frequent wars
Dissemination of education will become difficult due to socioeconomic hurdles
People will be stereotyped in one profession, halting all chances of progress
The way the contemporary social environment is witnessing the rise of self-centered approach, some social behaviorists have started proposing reversion to the conventional ways of life that prioritized society over individualism. However, this endeavour cannot be undertaken in absolute terms, by virtue of it bringing several complications.
At the outset, those propounding abandoning the modern system, and embracing the old ways of life found their argument on the fast deteriorating respect for cultural aspirations, and expectations, wherein everyone is competing for superiority, and in the process disregarding the existence of others, precipitating disrespect for social norms, and co-inhabitants. Such apathy could lead to chaos, and loss of customs and rituals, and eventually, the demise of society.
Nevertheless, even though this perception is the true indicator of concurrent perspectives, it is certainly impossible to espouse the lifestyles followed, and the conventions observed, in yesteryears; society has come a long way by transcending orthodox barriers of cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic disparities: the sole cause of perennial (continuous) social unrest, biases, and violence. The current arrangement has empowered everyone by offering equal opportunities to all, like even the formerly deprived can now realize their dreams through resources afforded to them by egalitarian(equal) regimes.
Similarly, breaking the professional stereotype will become a far cry since everyone will be forced to engage with the occupation, their families have traditionally followed for eons, unlike, today, even the son of the farmer can become an IT expert, something made possible by a radical shift in the thought process that promotes exploration.
In hindsight, reconfiguring societal norms as per the ones that existed in the past completely is impractical, for it will give rise to the prejudices humanity has abandoned; thus, only traits like empathy should be integrated with contemporary expectations.
