Social, moral values and
religion dose effect the youth in their lives and make them a healthy human
being. Morality simply refers to the norms of right and wrong conduct. Religious
and moral education introduced by the early missionaries in African countries
has played a great role in their national development which the citizens are
enjoying today. The main objective of religious and moral education is to help
the child to engage in a process of personal search for values, meaning and
purpose in life, which helps in the development of a nation. Though
biologically, a man is born with all the potentialities that make him morally a
human being, yet his moral conscience needs to be formed properly and be shaped
to make him a fully responsible human being. He needs direction in life that
will help him to grow responsibly. Therefore, there is a great need of religious
and moral education for a positive impact on nation building.
Religious Education is the term given to the education that is concerned with
the teaching of religion; this includes the practices that influence people’s
lives in every time and every place. It involves the forming of every human
being to be a true child of God, a perfect man, in other words to be a finished
man of character.Religious education is chiefly concerned with building the
sense of Sacred in man, teaching him of where he comes from, why he is here on
earth and where he is going. Therefore, it reveals to man what he must know
about God. It is a life-long process which involves fostering within every human
being a growing understanding of his Creator, and relationship with Him. Again,
it helps individuals to understand themselves as well as their faith and
tradition, and appreciates the faith and traditions of others. It heightens each
individual's commitment to bringing the light of their faith and to fully belive
inGod and to live their lives accorfind to Islamic teachings. God has clearly
told us what is wrong and what is right it depend on us to chose our way. And
our social and moral values help us to chose our way of life.
Today the world is full of bad people who are always ready to miss guide you and
lead you to the wrong path but its our values which will help you to go towards
the right path. If you have strong moral values you will never be miss guided so
moral values are important in creating a responsible individual. From the above,
we conclude that religion deals with the development of the person in relation
to awareness of where he comes from, and the understanding of different beliefs,
values and practices.
Moral education is the process through which an individual develops proper
attitudes and behaviors toward others in the society, based on social and
cultural norms, rules, and laws.thus developing his thinking skills of moral
judgment about what is right and wrong and rational judgment about difficult
matters. It influences an individual on how he thinks, feels and acts regarding
issues of right and wrong. Therefore, the moral feature of human act is based
mainly on what action is right and what is wrong. For this reason it is very
important to gradually tutor children on how to make the right choices from the
beginning of their lives, and help them to exercise their freedom in a
responsible manner. Moral education also helps them to begin to appreciate
common values such as honesty, liberty, justice, fairness and respect for
others. Moral education, then, helps children acquire those moral habits that
will help them individually live good lives and at the same time become
productive to the nation. It therefore, contributes not only to the students as
individuals, but also to the social pulling together of a nation or community.
Again, it is an education of the will whereby the will of man is educated to
embrace the good proposed by the right reason and avoid that which is
detrimental to his becoming a noble man. This involves the development of man in
his set conduct, aspect, tendencies and affections. Finally, Francis Arinze
said:
“Moral education not based on dogma and supported by ritual soon proves itself
inadequate and unable to carry a person through moments of great crisis.”
An individls life greatly depends on what is feed to him thorough out his life.
His whole life reflects what is feed to him his cultures his moral values and
his traditions. So your attitude your behavior towards issues shows your values
and your family background.
Religious and Moral values and National Development lies in the relationship
between the individual and national development. When citizens are developed,
the nation is implicitly developed. Intellectual and moral poverty of the
citizens is the greatest poverty that any nation can suffer. It is therefore
true that the primary object of religious and moral value is individuals, in
developing them, the nation as a whole is developed. Religious and Moral values
contributes significantly in the development of a nation. To be precise most
African countries have gained greatly by the effort of religious and moral
values in those early days; when there were no armed robbers, when one could
travel in the night without fear of molestation, when villages were safe even
though they had no police stations which are now in every corner. When kings
reigned and ruled, when the village customary courts were the court of last
resort as it were. Today, many people are afraid that we stand the risk of
destroying those excellent values and descending to the abyss of moral
decadence. Religious and moral values has played and still plays a positive role
in a nation’s development, in regard to economic growth, health, education,
management of natural resources, peace building and governance, to mention etc.
Without the close collaboration of religion and develop.
Countries who have not forgotten there values are developing rapidly. nations
who stick to their religion are happy and the youth is also living a healthy
life. If we take the example of our own homes we see if the family is modern and
there children’s will live a liberal and modern life because these are there
values and if your family is religious and traditional you will be different
from the modern ones. but on the same time we are Muslims and are living in an
Islamic state we all have some values and traditions which are necessary for the
creation of a healthy youth. if we stick to what is taught to us throughout our
lives we will defiantly live a happy and normal life.
There was a time when youth was going away from their culture and moral values
and many nations faced many problems because of it but know as the history is
repeating itself youngsters are greatly attracted from cultural thing and moral
values they are starting to understand their religion and wanted to know about
their norms their roots there origination.
Schools universities have special education sections on cultural grooming from
the very starting they start feeding the child about his reason of creation his
roots his moral and social values so when he or she will step into their life’s
they will be able to live a life according to their build attitudes and moral
and social values. Religious moral and social values develops people’s social
skills, qualities, attitudes and characteristics such as respect, tolerance and
a willingness to get involved. With these characteristics young people are
enabled to relate themselves successfully through an understanding that they are
one family, one nation. Surely this helps people to play a full and fulfilling
part in the community and society. It also helps to solve some of the nation’s
pressing social problems, such as youth delinquency, drug addiction, cultism,
examination malpractices, bribery and corruption, and other evil that hinders
the growth of a nation.
If we want to live in healthy surroundings we must understand our social values
as said that young people makes nation so if the youth will fully understand
their social values there will be less disturbance in the society and every one
could live a healthy life. Understanding your values and to how to spend your
life on those values is very important for youngsters because there are te
future of the state and the next generation will be depending on them.
Religious moral and social values helps the youth to take an thoughtful view of
what is right and wrong, to recognize the needs and interests of others as well
as themselves. It assists people to develop characteristics such as
truthfulness, kindness, unselfish attitudes and commitments to virtues. All
these encourage people to reflect on the value of living in ways that respect
the well-being and rights of each person. As Religion encourages open minded
attitudes to cultural and religious diversity. It encourages man to value and
participate creatively in his own culture and the cultures of others by
developing his appreciation of the arts, sport, music, travel and other aspects
of culture. Hence, cultural development makes man to participate in diverse
varieties of cultural life for the enrichment of the man and his community. It
contributes to education of responsible, active and intellectual persons which
helps man to be responsible for his own and other people's life, responsible
thinking about his own future, responsible for his own decisions, behavior and
actions and to acquire a responsible use of freedom. Religious moral and social
values educate encourages man to be responsible and care about his neighbor,
responsible and respect for his parents, responsible in the family, and
responsible in preparation for his own family life. All these gears toward
development of the nation, without the full and integral development. There will
be chaos in the nation. Another value that religious moral and social values
promote is patriotism; love for one’s nation which advocates for oneness and
unity of purpose, and peace. Religious practice benefits individuals, families,
communities, and thus the nation as a whole. The practice of it improves health,
academic achievement, and economic well-being.
Religious moral and social values has a positive impact on national development
and specially its youth it shapes the nation to a greater development,
especially when persons are formed to respect human dignity, care about the
welfare of others and demonstrate integrity and social responsibilities, reflect
on moral issues and seek peaceful resolution of conflict. Religious and moral
values will then serve as a strong foundation to cultivate national
responsibility for every individual and consequently to national development. It
develops man’s purpose in life and inculcates moral virtues such as honesty,
obedience, truthfulness and respect in man.
History tells us that how important these values are to us how these values make
hero’s out of men. the key to healthy and successful life is ti grip your values
and norms and follow the and live a healthy life.