Today we are living in a materialistic world where the standard of living has risen but at the same time standard of life is waning unabatedly. The erosion of moral values in our society has become a very disturbing phenomenon. Moral values are those set of standards by which we recognize between right or wrong. These values can come from self, family, community, religion, government or any other agency that influences the thoughts of an individual. Now what we can observe these days that youths have lost their morality completely and the most contributing factor towards this declining morality is youth's inclination towards mobile phones and internet. Mobile/Internet addiction has grown among the youths of today. We generally see small kids using mobiles and internet from the start of the day till late night. Due to this emerging addiction, they have lost moral and ethical values. The agencies of education such as family, school and society play an important role in developing ethical and moral values among the youths of today. But unfortunately due to some social and economic factors many families are disoriented, disorganized and confused and eventually failed to play this vital role. Our institutes of learning are preparing efficient individuals but not good citizens. Society today is marked by violence, greed, theft, drug addiction and especially the crimes against women are increasing. Discipline today is lacking among the young children. They do not obey the elders and often disrespect them. In modern era, ethical and moral values are degenerating as people are becoming more and more self centered. So there is need of moral principles and values to be imparted in children to make them a better and responsible citizen. Human values and professional ethics must be given due recognition if we want to make a crime free society.
Vivek Koul
Gole Gujral,
Jammu Tawi
