Many people believe that today there is a general increase in anti-social behaviour and lack of respect for others. What might have caused this situation? How to improve it?
Nowadays, there has been a rapid rise in the incidence of crimes and unacceptable behaviour of individuals. This can be attributed to several reasons. However, there are umpteen ways to mitigate this unwanted situation.
The primary reason behind the increment in anti-social activities and apathy for others, is poverty which forces people to live in deprivation. This is fuelling jealousy against the elite, and pushing them to resort to unlawful means to afford what is beyond their reach. Moreover, they are also subjected to inhuman treatment by the influential which turns them rebellious, prompting them to disrespect everything that reminds them of their destitution, causing them to turn against the rich and feeding unwarranted behavior.
Besides this, lack of proper upbringing has not left even the prosperous untouched since most are engrossed in their professional and social endeavors, they have little time to monitor their wards, and to add fuel to fire, they pamper the latter, making the young ones go astray and permanently denting their personalities and behavior.
Nevertheless, there are plenty of ways to improve the situation. Governments should establish initiatives that target upheaval of the marginalized and render them all possible facilities like food, shelter, health care and education to name a few. This will improve the quality of life of such sections and dissuade them from resorting to illegal means. Besides this, there is a dire need for intervention from parents who should not only monitor but also regularly counsel their wards to let them grow as rational adults.
In hindsight, I opine that despite the current situation being undesirable, things can be improved and turned around if a rational and sensitive approach is adopted towards those impoverished - through upliftment - and also the young ones by rendering them better rearing.
