I was heading home from the farm yesterday evening when I saw this young girl who lives in the neighborhood alighting from a jeep with a big bag of provisions, she was observing the street like checking to see if anyone was watching her before coming down from the vehicle.
She left the car already but it seems that the old man called her back and she went to do God knows what, I was surprised because even her elder brother is 21 years old and I wonder what her age would be. It got me thinking where the morals in the world disappeared because I don't know where these kids get the motivation to do these weird things we are seeing every day.
I decided to make a post on noise cash yesterday about what I saw but I directed the message at only female children and in the comment section someone called my attention to the fact that the youth regardless of gender would go at any length illegally to acquire the material things that are in vogue.
I remembered vividly that I invited these siblings to join the platform some time ago and they told me that it takes too much time but doing illegal things doesn't take time. Their step mom is my customer so I know a lot about the kids because she seeks advice from me when they put on their wayward lifestyle.
Immoralities have succeeded in dominating the heart of the youth and it is finding its way among the teenagers and will in no time take over the minds of the teenagers.
Just last week, I read the news about some female teenagers being expelled from boarding school for smoking meanwhile there is still an ongoing case of a 12 years old boy who was killed by his fellow students. Day in day out, we hear different terrible stories, and teenagers are the culprits. It is becoming a new normal because some parents go to the extent of protecting their kids after they have done terrible things, the kids who killed Sylvester were flown abroad to avoid interrogation and the punishment after, these things are only going to strengthen immoralities.
The things that have happened in the past can't be corrected so referring to the immoral things again and again won't make a difference, it is time parents start giving more time and attention to their children. I once said in one of my articles why parents must be their kids' best friends, the immoralities we see today are mostly influenced by the so-called best friends the kids have outside the home.
If a parent ensures that they are their kids best friend, the kid won't hesitate to tell their parent whatever is happening in their life and this would give the parent an insight into what the kid is learning outside, the exposures they are having, and the kind of people they are moving with.
I won't dispute the fact that these kids learn some of these things from their parents as well, the things we do in the presence of the kids matter as well.
There are so many things we need to teach our kids and I will only emphasize the biggest of all which is training your child in the way of God.
The Almighty God detests immoralities and a child taught in his way will abstain from immoral acts. Proverb 22:6 says "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
When a child has the fear of God, he or she will not get involved in the atrocities happening out there no matter how tough things might be for them.
Proverb 13:24 "He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. God doesn't speak against discipline and he even encourages us to discipline our kids so that they will give us peace of mind when we are old and can't run around after them.
Aside from teaching them the way of God, they should know these things as well.
You can work for the things you desire in life instead of using what you have to get what you want immorally.
The things you don't work for might not last long with you, ensure you work hard for everything you want to become in life.
There is no shortcut to success, follow the right path and enjoy success when it comes.
Life is a temporary place, we mustn't put others to the sword just to make ourselves happy.
Love others and lift those you can in life.
The evil we do will always follow us even after our time is up on earth.
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Teenagers nowadays are now involving in immoral things, it's high time parents set their eyes on their children and have a better communication with them.