2007-12-29 02:33:49 · 9 answers · asked by Reo 5 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
I shudder to think what would happen to civilization if a catastrophe occurred, and if we had to band together, and pool things together to survive. If we had to share, and sacrifice for the welfare of others. would we? Our parents lived through the depression, and through WW l and WW ll. I loved to hear their stories, and my grandparents stories, of the rationing, and the simple joys and pleasures that they experienced daily in their lives. We have so much now, and I think that we are miserable in our excess. Simplicity has it's rewards-peace and contentment. I wish that we could go back to those days.
But then, what do you consider sacrifice and duty? Duty means being a good person, a good child, a good student, a good citizen, a good worker, and on down the line. Sacrifice means giving up what hurts a little to give. Not giving out of your excess, but cutting into your regular share. Would you give up part of your meal so that someone else doesn't go hungry? Will you buy something for someone else, and deny yourself that "toy" that you've been wanting? Just examples. This makes me question myself-my own motives and character-and do I understand the meaning of sacrifice, and duty, and more important, will I be willing when the need and occasion arises?
2007-12-29 15:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by Cathy P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Young people stopped understanding the meaning of those words in the 1960's during all of the Viet Nam war protests. The last generation to understand those words was the Greatest Generation -- The WW 2 generation.
2007-12-29 12:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One cannot generalise. But I agree that most young people do not really understand duty and especially sacrifice. But the latter probably is our (parents') fault. Through 'love' we try to keep our children happy and instead of coaching them to face the world with all its problems, we try to solve their problems ourselves and as a result most of them never manage to form a strong character. My thoughts
2007-12-29 11:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by jove46 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think they do. The British Army has many very young soldiers... very brave young people. They are out there in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although I understand the point of your question it does not cease to amaze me how brave and how young those people are. In the last 6 months two very young soldiers were buried in the area of London I am from. They died in Iraq.
2007-12-29 10:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by RED-CHROME 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, here in the USA people jopin the forces for the $$$$ and medical benefits. Now they're being sent to war, and are being killed or injured, the hue and cry is deafening. Now they disagree with the war, after they've taken the enlistment bonus. They appear on the news with alarming regularity bemoaning their injuries. Imagine that, u sign up for the army and they expect you to fight and kill and be injured!
2007-12-29 18:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by Fernella13 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think people above 20 or so do not truly understand that the world has passed them by, and they fail to see the past objectively.
2007-12-29 11:21:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding...they think it is sacrifice to walk across the road with a cell attached to their ear.
2007-12-29 12:24:24 · answer #7 · answered by firewomen 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some do, but many don't.
2007-12-29 11:16:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
no they are not being taugh these things or morals or values
2007-12-29 10:46:25 · answer #9 · answered by tone 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋