Norm of the Modern Age

Today, we are in the modern era where revolution of technology matters most. Technology is the benchmark of civilization. However are we really civilized? It is a fact that more than half

of us would say yes to that question. Why? The answer is simple. We, the people of the 21^st century are just materialistic and practical people. To us, our main goal is to just obtain materialistic satisfaction.

            The sad part is, many of us still fail to understand the fact that the more civilized we become the more less human we are. In the journey of achieving the standards of civilization, we lose our humanity. You may be wondering what is humanity? Well my dear friends, humanity is the key property which makes animals like us humans. It gives us superiority above all the other creature. So have we put our humanity to good use? Want to know the answer, just take a glance around yourself. All that we can see is crime everywhere.

            Hearing about the brutal rape and murder of college student in New Delhi, India is the wake up call for mankind on how serious the problem of abusing and bullying. It is warning sign that animosity among humans are spreading faster than viruses. To those who have not come across this news, look at the picture below. Is this how a human should behave?

Do you think this bestiality should be ignored? Should we jeopardize the life of many others? Let us embark on the journey to find our humanity back. Let this problem be a stepping stone for us to solve other social complication as well. To do so, we must first understand what exactly does abusing and bullying mean and the causes which leads to this outbreak. Bullying or abusing refers to a repeated but unintentional action that can be harmful and has a lasting impact on an individual. It is actually a behavior that is learned in response to stress in the abuser’s world. Anger, frustration and low self esteem are the most common factor which leads to this problem.

So how does this stressor form? Every child is born in this world as a blank paper. This blank paper is filled through each experience that the child endures. So in my opinion, parents are the primary cause to this problem. The negligence of parents in doing their duty results in the child to establish a wrong perception that violence is the only way to deal with interpersonal dilemmas. Indirectly, this gives rise to anger and violence in an individual and as a consequence, they tend to bully and abuse other individual to release their anger and frustration which may lead them to kill innocent people. Apart from strained parental relationship, poor academic performance, non supportive peer network and anxiety regarding physical appearance can also be the causes of this inhumanely act. Based on statistics, more than half of those who are bullies and abuser was a victim of the same scenario. Being a victim they become agonized and revengeful. Once they obtain an opportunity, their main goal is let others endure the pain and suffering that they been through.

            In my opinion, to see a crime and not taking any action is just the same as committing the crime itself. So in a way, all of us are the cause of abusing and bullying. Thus, it becomes the responsibility of all mankind to step up and solve this problem. Here are just a few suggestions on the first step of curing this pandemic situation. Developing realization through campaigns, books and advertisement is crucial in solving this problem. If every individual realizes the importance of fulfilling their responsibility, then this problem will never occur. Seeking the aid of the mass media is another way to help reduce this complication. The mass media has a very vast impact on the mankind. Through mass media, we can easily portray the effect of bullying and abusing as well as alternatives to end this wave of animosity among humans. Besides that, establishment of strict rules and regulations will definitely create fear in those who want to commit the crime. So let us join hands in taking the first step of destroying the animosity which continuously destroys the life of many.