Morals & Values among Indians is Degenerating

I think that moral values of the youngsters of India is degenerating day by day because of our mimicry of the western culture. Moreover we are all aware of the fact that crime against women are increasing day by day. This is because of our narrow mindedness towards women.

I think that moral values help us to develop in some matters which we cannot do in the way we do today. Our country needs reorientation it is lost and needs a map.

I think everyone might have faced an issue where the other person took your advantage and you were just shattered because you didn't expect it to come from them. It may be by siblings or by friends. And after that people will just tell you you shouldn't be this good to others. You don't have the sense of understanding who is a nice person and who is not but no one will tell the person who took advantage in the first place that you were the wrong one. I guess that's where India is degenerating its moral values. Yeah, good books religious books will teach you the morals but only through practice and daily reinforcement one can totally understand the true meaning of moral values.

Moral values is not degrading, you need to UNDERSTAND why they are important before you can follow them. Contemplate on Morality and once understood, you will follow them at any cost.

We Indian thinks of morality in terms of customs and religious practices. It not only about respecting elders, or ladies or doing certain things. Morality is about killing the beast, hatred and the greedy person inside ourselves. It is holistic development of a person.

In my opinion, our country both people from past and present distracted, due to too many options and choices. We crave for so many things.

What we want is just essential things in personal life and career, we should leave anything which distract us. We then will have a clear vision of what is right and what is wrong. We will have time and energy for us and our dear ones.

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I disagree. If we need to go anywhere in today's day and age, intellect must trump illogical emotions and values. Its every man for himself.

Hi,

In my opinion, morals should be developed from childhood on wards. It means the morals and values depends on how a person thinks about it. It can be determined by the value he /she gives to his parents, relatives etc.

But, nowadays these are degrading because due to western culture and not giving much importance to relations due to busy in job, personal life etc. But it is not correct one has to develop morals and values in his life for well being of his parents and society.

Sorry @Subhash. I partly agree with you. But how many of such kind will you find from our country? Those who really work for their family and country without any personal motive and selflessly? I guess hardly anyone.

So friends- ETHICS AND VALUES ARE THE BUILDING STONES OF ONE'S CHARACTER. We must learn to shape them, without any deformity.

Friends, Read views of couple of participants here. Though online, this is a good effort to at least discuss in group about VALUES AND ETHICS.

My only question to anyone and everyone here - Values and ethics are mostly taught and learned during childhood at home by parents and elders; also by teachers in schools and professors in college; as youth dawns, these values start getting diluted and are almost thrown out.

And then these values, ethics almost completely disappear during adulthood. That's what we call BIG, BAD PRACTICAL WORLD. WHY? How can our fundamental values and ethics be retained during our youth and adult life which is the most productive period of our individual and collective lives?

From my point of view, youth generation are not responsible for degradation of morals and values because for making a bright career all have to choose a unique path. That may be keep you far away from parents. When we busy with some official work and unable to making contact with our parents then it does not mean that we are avoiding them or irresponsible toward them. So, today also all have knowledge about morals and values different is no one has no time for anyone.

Being morally good is definitely a road to success. But looking forward in today's society, it is very harassing to see moral & ethical values getting degraded. It can be only inculcated by taking vow of not listening to the inner soul which forces onself to maintain one's dignity.