Tradition

Question: When did pregnancy and lack of education become the norm of our society? Where has all the tradition gone?

Growing up, I became aware of traditional things like follow the rules of those in authority(parents), get an education, get a job, do things that will make your life better and lives of your family better. It seems some of the people that I grew up with are being sucked into this way of life. When did we stop dreaming and stop wanting to make an impact in the world. This fad is scaring me and I don't understand how our society got so wayward. Please don't get me wrong. I think family and future generations are power to make us get a foot ahead in this world. But if you are not improving yourself and advancing past those things that inhibit you. You are just contributing to the same cycle that your children will follow. Its one thing to get an education and to become success somehow. However, its another thing where you let your situations and issues stop you from achieving your dreams. I pray that getting pregnant isn't something young intelligent ladies are doing because "their friends" decide to do it. Where they do that at?? Everywhere I turn I see someone getting knocked up that I grew up with or went to school with. I hope its done out of love and not out of the spur of the moment. I hope young men are in the mindset that "having a baby is going to fix all my wrongs". No, it won't. If you are doing the same thing you did 10years ago nothing is going to change about you. That's your way of life! As a result, you will influence your child/children lives and they will end up doing the same things you've done. No matter how you try to make their lives better than yours,somehow they will start doing some of the things you did. Its not what you do....Its how you are that makes a difference. Something to think about seriously. I'm all for future advances but when we lack the basic traditions that's when things get hectic. It's not even lacking tradition,its thinking intelligently and using common sense! I'm just surprised at the rate of how many peers of mine are giving up hope. This can't be what life has come to. It's has to be something better than this. Maybe we can find tradition again. I hope so. I haven't given up and neither should you!