It is true that today’s young
generation is enjoying more freedom than previous generations. Some people hold
the view that, as an impact of increased freedom, young people are not following
older people’s instructions, but others oppose. However, I feel, the given
notion is true.
To begin with, there are so many reasons for this attitude such as generation
gap, influence of advanced technology, peer pressure and so on. Presently, new
generation can collect the information about anything from internet with the
clicks of buttons. Different views related to an issue or a topic including it’s
pros and cons from different people, enable better analysis of these issues from
different angles. Moreover, social network systems such as facebook, twitter and
so on, provide an excellent medium for imparting and sharing information between
people. Another advantage is mobile net work and internet calls. These are one
of the cheapest ways to connect people and ask about the detail. Hence, people
are depending more on technology than older people.
Additionally, in young generations’ decisions, the influence of the peer group
also is detrimental. It is stronger than other pressures. As a result, they
trust more on the suggestions of their peer group. Young people believe that
their friends faced the same situations, succeeded in it and it is better to
follow their advises. For instance, enjoying fast foods are today’s trend. Even
if elder people are warned them about its consequences, they may follow the
guidance of a friend who have the same routine.
Admittedly, generation gap also plays an important role in neglecting older
people’s advice. Younger generation feels that the skills and methods of older
generation are not practical or rather slow in this fast modern world. To
illustrate, younger people will not listen the recommendation of a grown-up
person about the importance of an early morning walk, but are interested in
joining a Gymnasium for exercise with friends.
To conclude, people mostly think that, change is inevitable in this fast world.
Consequently, due to technological impacts, peer pressure and generation gap I
feel, nowadays people are not inclined to older peoples’ advises.