THE DISMANTLING OF THE ‘WE’ GENERATION

When growing up, I was taught by my parents that my life was ‘not for myself alone’. I should be there to support and help others and be aware of social obligations. I needed to consider the ‘we’ when interacting with others. Sadly, this wise historical approach has largely gone by the board in our modern times. Advertising and attitude ingrained into young and old is that life is about ‘I’. ‘I’ am all important, and nothing else matters. This attitude, if practised, tears at the heart of our social fabric, reducing it to tatters.