One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer

Question: My daughter is still very young, but I am already terribly worried about what will happen to her when she reaches adolescence. How would you advise me to raise her?

Answer: I cannot advise on a particular case because everyone depends on everyone else. It is impossible to separate one from the others. A person is a product of society and the environment, even when that environment is artificial. The problem is that we lack a program for bringing up the new generation.

Question: This is a painful question for anyone who has children. What can we do?

Answer: I do not think anyone really cares about the kids. Parents shun responsibility and don’t want to hear about the problems of young people. They won’t want to listen to what I am saying now either because it is unpleasant. It is easier not to think about anything, as they say: “The suffering of many is half the consolation.”

Everyone thinks, “My children are no worse than others. Should I raise them differently, they will not be able to live in tomorrow’s cruel world. Better that they are like everyone else.” Indeed, one family cannot change anything; as the saying goes, “One swallow does not a summer make.” We are talking about the entire country.

We need to decide globally on what to do with the next generation. There needs to be a global consensus, a common discussion of what to do. The children are still in our hands despite everything on the Internet that we have given them. This is our problem, and we must find a solution because they are under our care.

This problem should be addressed not only at the level of a single country, but at the levels of UNESCO and the UN. Let them finally stop doing all the nonsense and realize that we are losing the younger generation. Where is education? Where is culture? Nothing is left of them. These huge organizations are not doing what they should be doing at all.

A general, global education program is needed. After all, we cannot shut down the Internet or the country, so we need an international approach. This issue should receive the highest priority because it concerns the younger generation.

In 10, 15, or 20 years, they will take our place and will be in charge of life instead of us. If we want to know what will happen then, take a look at teenagers, at how we prepare them. Unfortunately, nothing good is in sight yet.
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From KabTV’s on Radio Station 103FM, 1/8/16

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