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Hello Guys
My Throwback is gonna take a different twist this week. We've been introduced to different throwbacks from the one of Sports icons to products brand and even fashion brands as well. I'm taking a different route today.

Back in the day it used to be:

politically and ethically correct to discipline your neighbor's errant child even in the presence of the parents.
Proper to send a neighbor's child on an errand without incurring the wrath of the parent.
Proper to leave your child in the care of a neighbor when you're going to the market or somewhere not too far without any fear of foul play.
Ethical to chase kids out of the room when they are showing adult content shows on the TV.
Easy and proper to administer punishment to a pupil in school.
Common to see hardworking individuals who are not driven by money.
FInd and get reliable artisans who uphold their integrity but now they're few who're really honest and trustworthy.
Considered a taboo for a young lady to be seen gisting with a young man and sex education wasn't considered important to teach young kids because the adults were just tryna withold the information for a later period.
Proper to screen the friends your kids hang out with and to home school them.

The list is endless. Feel free to add your own #UsedtoBe to my list. What's important is that right now Innocence is lost forever and moral values continue to decline despite the fact that we're now more technologically advanced than before.

You're now too busy to home school your kids. You now enroll your baby in a day care and Kindergarten. Life has simply become too complex that the Trust Line is now blurred.

In conclusion what do you think. Is it possible for things to go back to how they used to be?

There was nothing like contraceptive implants in secondary school and girls were still wise enough to know what to do, except the few that decided to be careless. But now, all we see is s@ domy🤦‍♂️

It was a shame to see a school girl walking with her father’s mate but now they even celebrate the gifts they get from them.

Gee boys were only found in cybercafes and their source of income was discreet but now even wannabes with their iPhone 6 are claiming to be pickers. I could go on and on🍹
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SpencerForbes:
There was nothing like contraceptive implants in secondary school and girls were still wise enough to know what to do, except the few that decided to be careless. But now, all we see is s@ domy🤦‍♂️

It was a shame to see a school girl walking with her father’s mate but now they even celebrate the gifts they get from them.

Gee boys were only found in cybercafes and their source of income was discreet but now even wannabes with their iPhone 6 are claiming to be pickers. I could go on and on🍹
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You're so spot on.
Wonder when things degenerated to this point?
What do you think should be done to at least preserve or instill some measure of moral values?

AngelahFlo:
You're so spot on.
Wonder when things degenerated to this point?
What do you think should be done to at least preserve or instill some measure of moral values?

The moral decadence is above my Socratic mind. The world system now thrive in immorality and it is even celebrated in the west like gay rights and our gee boys are turning into musicians thereby influencing the next generation. Mothers are buying phones for their kids to learn the “games” and virtuous girls are compared to their mates. Hookup culture is now celebrated and advertised. Now we go with the theme “you can’t shame the shameless”

Some of the ways I think we can create a change is through strategic moral education and not just curriculum but that will be against the system so I doubt it.

Encouraging more positive influence than negative ones cos all we see now are n^ Dit y and flash of wealth. And I think negative influences should be discouraged by the government and communities.

Addressing the root cause such as hunger and poverty will also help.

It’s going to be a long run and I don’t see things changing anytime soon🤦‍♂️😢
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SpencerForbes:
The moral decadence is above my Socratic mind. The world system now thrive in immorality and it is even celebrated in the west like gay rights and our gee boys are turning into musicians thereby influencing the next generation. Mothers are buying phones for their kids to learn the “games” and virtuous girls are compared to their mates. Hookup culture is now celebrated and advertised. Now we go with the theme “you can’t shame the shameless”

Some of the ways I think we can create a change is through strategic moral education and not just curriculum but that will be against the system so I doubt it.

Encouraging more positive influence than negative ones cos all we see now are n^ Dit y and flash of wealth. And I think negative influences should be discouraged by the government and communities.

Addressing the root cause such as hunger and poverty will also help.

It’s going to be a long run and I don’t see things changing anytime soon🤦‍♂️😢
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We may not be able to change the system at the state and government level. That will be very difficult but we can create the influence in our very space by not playing the game of the world by being moral ourselves and influencing those moral values around us. This is also dicey especially if the person we wanna influence isn't someone who listens to us. Thanks for your contribution. To imagine that this whole decline in values started quite some time ago with a certain white guy. Africans used to be a proud people who value their freedom and identity but since the Whiteman came with their many shenanigans in the guise of missionary work and the slave trade we've lost our identity. Everything we now do is simply emulation mode. Until we embrace our identity and be who we were before the slave trade era, we can never be truly free.

AngelahFlo:
We may not be able to change the system at the state and government level. That will be very difficult but we can create the influence in our very space by not playing the game of the world by being moral ourselves and influencing those moral values around us. This is also dicey especially if the person we wanna influence isn't someone who listens to us. Thanks for your contribution. To imagine that this whole decline in values started quite some time ago with a certain white guy. Africans used to be a proud people who value their freedom and identity but since the Whiteman came with their many shenanigans in the guise of missionary work and the slave trade we've lost our identity. Everything we now do is simply emulation mode. Until we embrace our identity and be who we were before the slave trade era, we can never be truly free.

Very apt. I think that’s the primary solution. Change actually begins with us. I’m still thinking how to influence kids and the next generation so I can still help in the change.

SpencerForbes:
Very apt. I think that’s the primary solution. Change actually begins with us. I’m still thinking how to influence kids and the next generation so I can still help in the change.

Keep that thought brother cos the future belongs to these ones not the adults or adolescent who're already set in their ways like an old dog.