We are living in a world where we are witnessing a reversal of values, where morality is questioned, discipline is mocked, and principles are treated as burdens instead of strengths.
Many people blindly follow whatever trend appears next, repeating popular actions and sayings without thinking about whether they carry any real value or positive outcome.
People ignore obvious evidence in favour of ideas that satisfy their desires and confirm their delusions. Personal experiences are sometimes valued more than expertise built through education, years of study, research, and experience.
The person who holds onto their beliefs, morals, values, and logical reasoning is often made to feel as though they are doing something wrong. They are labelled as having a fixed mindset, being stern, difficult, or extreme, while the person in the wrong is given many excuses.
We now live in a time where people with good intentions are blamed for being genuine and transparent.
Victims are criticised for not recognising harmful behaviour earlier instead of society questioning those who carried those intentions in the first place. The perpetrator is given endless excuses, creating the belief that being kind, sincere, or trusting will only leave people vulnerable in today’s world.
The honest person is expected to constantly provide proof, while the liar is believed without question or common sense.
A person committed to their religion is told they are restricting themselves, yet a person committed to a sport, diet, or lifestyle is described as passionate and disciplined.
A person devoted to their family is seen as someone with no life or ambition, while a person devoted to their career is admired as driven and determined.
A person with self-control is labelled boring, close-minded, or as though they are wasting their youth. Meanwhile, someone who follows every impulse is praised for “living life to the fullest,” being brave and free.
A person with boundaries is considered difficult or hard to deal with. Yet a person without boundaries is often seen as more easygoing, social, and easier to be around.
Silence and privacy have become suspicious, while oversharing has become normalised, with little sense of personal dignity or privacy remaining.
Society encourages people to ‘be themselves’ unless that person is deeply principled or morally grounded.
One reason I believe we have reached this point in society is because we have gradually let go of our morals, values, and ethics, normalising behaviours that weaken them while criticising those who still try to hold firmly onto them.
If we continue on this path, it will not only hurt the people who are trying to do the right thing, but the community as a whole. We will continue making poor choices based on a faulty moral compass and flawed criteria.
Even when we are given the right advice or solutions, we reject them because they do not satisfy our desires, while continuing to solve problems with the same mindset that created them.
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