ĐỀ 4/2/2012
It is believed that the young should respect the traditional
value while others think that they should live in their own way. Discuss
The youngsters are often supposed to
be free from the constraints of old values and encouraged to lead their own way
to success and life. However, opponents believe that the maintenance of the
traditional value is crucial to the survival of a nation and the education of
the young amidst the rapid-changing world. My essay will discuss both sides of
this controversial issue.
First,
it is claimed that the idea of sticking to the traditional rituals or values
may have negative influence on the young’s feeling. Being constrained from their free style and imaginative
thinking, the young can find their lives at the mercy of suffering rather than
true enjoyment. Psychologically
speaking, it is far from easy for the young to feel at ease under the
rigorous rule of adults and their dogma, especially when they are reaching the
age of rebellion and tend to be more affected by peer pressure. However, amidst the seas
of social changes with the merging of both oriental and western ideas, can the
young easily orientate their behavior and life? Occasionally, there are several youngsters being
confused with the modern hedonistic lifestyle of over-indulgent western
countries and diverting their lives out of their control. The higher rate of
divorces and cohabitation cases are typical of harmful influence of letting the
young be away from the core value about family of the tradition.
Second,
the prevention of the young from their own formation of lifestyle and ideas
shows the lack of democracy in general.
A so-called developed society should be the one to respect the voice of the
juniors who, despite being believed to be immature, are the ones to come up
with other moral, novel and breakthrough notions as well. Perhaps, these ideas
possibly add deeper understandings, reveal the weaknesses of the old values and
provide human more reasonable answers to old riddles. With the encouragement of
leading their own lives, they, too, are motivated to enrich their knowledge and
given favorable condition to nurture their creativity. Nevertheless, if the young are so concerned with
the traditional value for long, they will be less willing to appreciate the
past and see their patriotism erode over time. Living in times of
globalization where different ideas and cultures are intersecting, somehow,
uncontrollably, the youngsters should be imbedded with the established
quintessence of ancestors to promote their culture and be proud of it. The
respect for the yesterday’s value is also a must for them to keep themselves in
harmony with other senior in the society. Imagine how could the effectiveness
of the work environment be maximized if the old, despite their wealth and
experience, are despised by the young through their quite traditional style of
working and living?
In other words, there are both pros
and cons in allowing the youngsters to choose their own way of living, and
hopefully, both the senior and junior can still work along with each other by
appreciating their unique differences
