Times Of Swaziland: PEER PRESSURE SHOULD NOT CONTROL YOUTH

PEER PRESSURE SHOULD NOT CONTROL YOUTH
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Editor on 09/08/2024 08:07:00


Sir,
It is a known fact that most of young people’s minds revolve around getting a
source of income, getting a partner and being romantically involved with that
partner. Inasmuch as these young people are able to get involved in these
relationships, they seem not content with one partner and seek to engage more
partners of the opposite sex.
Questions
Then the questions remains; “Is having sex considered being matured?” It
seems like many young people believe that once they are engaged in sexual
activities at an early age, they were now mature, or they think that society
labels them as mature. The young person rushes to be labelled matured yet he/she
has no idea what maturity means. That is why you find young people engaging in
sex prematurely, because of the standards set in their minds by their peers as
well as the media.
Role
In the 21st century the most dominant activity in a young person’s mind is the
social media, which in turn now plays a pivotal role in the young person’s
mind. Social media exposes young persons to many different kinds of topics that
they directly or indirectly become attached to. These topics include the
different lives that are on display from all corners of the world.
These lives then become a focal point for the improvement of their minds, and at
times a downfall to their minds through envy and jealousy. The exposure of young
people to so many different kinds of lives has led most of them being confused
on their purposes on earth.
They in turn compare their lives with the lives of others instead of modelling
their lives to that of others.
One author once said; “A flower does not bother much about the blossoming of
other flowers, but rather it just blossoms.”
Siphiwo Lushaba