Next, younger people and their attitude have changed tremendously since 1980. The reason for this change is because parents have changed their attitudes when it comes to rearing their own children. Parents are calling their children their friends rather than their children themselves. This is simply because the city, state, and federal government have intervened in the relationship between families. The government is telling parents how to raise their own children. Parents are not allowed to punish their children as they wish. This is the reason why children are growing up without any sense of direction, guidance, understanding, and affection from their own parents. This is a subject that should be addressed by everyone who has children as well as those who do not have any children of their own. Like they say, it takes a village to raise one child. This is true! In most cases, parents are not listening to their own children and addressing their needs. When it comes to young people and older ones, it would be easy if we all can get along while we are living inside of a community.

I wrote about this topic because our young people do not have any respect for elders. They use a great deal of profanity and they are very apathetic. This has changed a lot since the 1980s. Television has changed a lot of our attitudes and there are too many reality shows that pertain to the lives of others. There is a reality television show that pertains to everything in our personal lives. I would not want anything that I am doing in my personal life to be on television. A lot of young people are watching reality shows rather than take out the garbage at home. There are at least 2 billion people between the ages of 13-40 who would rather watch television all day long rather than do their homework from school or college.

The issue that I have with young people today is that; most of them do not have any respect for themselves or anyone else. What these young people do not know is that the world that we are living in is getting ready to come to an end. Mark 13:37 says and what I say unto you, I say unto all watch. This means that we have to really watch and pay attention to what is going on all around us. We must get our lives right with God. This is very serious because if the world comes to an end, at least a person would like to have their life right with God. The son of man is coming down from heaven and it is a very serious event.

As far as those who are older are concerned, we must continue to share the good news of God to everyone whether they are young or old. It is very important that we share about what God has done for us in our personal lives and make certain that we are on the right track with God. The issues that I am talking about concerning young people are getting involved in church related activities, reading God’s Word, staying out of trouble, avoiding street gangs, and do not defile your own temple. This means that we should not do anything that would damage the body of Christ. In the book of 1st Corinthians 3rd chapter and 16th verse it indicates that we are the temple of God. It says know ye not that you are the temple of God and the spirit of God dwells inside of you? We are the temple of the living God. This is the reason why younger people as well as those who are old will have to understand this.