Apr 27, 2023

Even as a senior youth community worker, cannot justify some youngsters behaviour.

I witnessed younger element addressing older person with rudeness not often observed. Told that person at sporting venue to go elsewhere they using that space to smoke.
Sat on bench nearby, watched as older person collected his equipment walked away.
the three youngsters 2 female,1 male started smoking. YES, `dope fiends` with mobiles..

Later l was at bus stop, (Use my car, but rest of time walk or bus).
When the queue was joined by 3 girls, Primax finest on display,1 of them chatting with 2 girls on mobile.
Bus arrives they boarded first, never looked around them, made no effort to explore whether or not older folk, lady with a pram and child, not even older lady with walker, should be allowed on before them.

Another time recently young mum came into our centre, wanted the council to remove some property, she claimed had been fly tipped onto a closed community garden.
It was not but she had dumped her own no longer required, still pretty decent Sofa and large TV screen.

Such actions cost the LEA Home maintenance budget £70 - £700 per year.

                                       Sometimes ponder is it me just getting older.?

Moral decline it do cost, ethical conduct it do cost
Value platform that is based on lies ,deceit, behaviour that does not take on board `Love for neighbour`, will not take on board, respect for others.
These in essence are small things. but they are a containment, constant method of behaving like you are more important than others, also effects economic well being of wider society, community cohesion, affects Individual.

MAYBE it is time for angry people to lift up their voices in protest. Is it time for those who are micro aggressive, to stand up and be counted.
MAYBE we just we need to return to Individual development, reteach community cohesion values, Engage again with how Society is modelled. As subjects that need rebooting.

Jesus came , among other reasons, to empower us to deconstruct social roles, question community norms so that justice and equity might finally prevail. Equity being equality observed and respected. Each Individual has a role to act out.


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