Thursday, November 5, 2009

Why youths are not Active

My Answer:
Is it true Malay youths are not interested to serve the community ? Why ?
There could be for several reasons. Urban youth and rural youth have different outlook.
Urban youth – busy with themselves and family to survive in the city. There is influence of materialism among urban youth. They have no time. Since they have to think of survival, everything they do there must be monetary returns.
How about the rural youth. Why are they not active. They should be active because in kampong there is spirit of gotong royong. but participation still low. There could be several reasons.
The rural youths particularly in felda scheme, many are involved in drugs, mat rempit, loitering, just like their brothers in the city. Social ills also has reached the kampong. There are many reasons. Newspaper, tv, internet.
But, can we blame the youths alone. The adults have also to share the blame.
They themselves are not active in voluntary work. The kids will act just like their parents. So stop calling the kettle black.
We need to act collectively – youth and adult. Maybe we have to learn from our Prophet Muhammad and the companions. Going back to religion. Islam teaches us good value. And Islam love people who do good deeds not for material. we can look into that.
Thank you

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