The Lack Of Independence In Today's Youth

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating and destructive effect upon society than the others." Laziness is in fact harmful in the long run. It leads to lack of dependency, which can cause drastic consequences to society. This is why solutions must be identified to solve the dilemma of dependency on others in today's youth, particularly in the United Arab Emirates, where this problem prevails.

The question to address in reference to this topic is what caused the lack of independency in the UAE society's youth? As a result of my observations and personal experiences, my general answer would be that Emarati parents have raised their kids to fully depend on anyone but themselves. I agree with this statement to the fullest extent because I believe that parents are role models to their children. The following quote affirms that, "Many children grow up slovenly and lazy because they've learned the patterns from their parents." Laziness. Retrieved April 9 2007, from http://www.livinglifefully.com/laziness.html. Moreover, housemaids or nannies are extremely depended on in terms of housing chores. An example of this is would be an incident that occurred when I was visiting a friend of mine. Her younger brother ordered the maid to go and get him the remote which was less than four meters away. I think house chores should be divided equally among members of the household. In my opinion housemaids are not hired to do everything for particular households, but rather to help out in households where both working parents who have no time to contribute to house work. A supportive opinion to my argument that housemaids should not be held responsible for full contribution to housework is the opinion of the well-known businessman Mr. Abdulghaffar Hussain [Founder and CEO of Green Coast Enterprises] who stated that "U.A.E.'s children should learn to depend on themselves and not on maids…a maid's job is to help out with the housework, not to be the slave of teenagers who are too lazy to get themselves their own glass of water." Furthermore, when asked about his own experiences as a teenager and how he compares himself to today's youth, Mr. Hussain