I have been asked this question by one of my college professors (now a friend)... give me your feedback when you have time please :-)
The question:
What do you think are the biggest problems young people face in Kuwait today? Do they have identity?
Cheers!
PS: No point will be given in this post :-P
انسام
ReplyDeleteعيال الكويت اتجهوا للحياة الغربية بحذافيرها
لم يعد هناك اي صورة لشخصية الطفل او الابناء الكويتيين
والسر في تصوري وراء ذلك هو قصور وتفكك العلاقات الاسرية
واعتقاد الكبار بان متابعة وتقليد الغرب والوسيلة للهروب من الماضي الفقير
هو الحل
الى حياة متفتحة بالتقدم التكنولوجي والفكري
يتوقع الآباء ان متابعة الغرب في كل شيء ثقافة تحضرية
ابناءنا تنقصهم النصيحة في الوقت المناسب
لان لي فات الفوت ما ينفع الصوت
ابناءنا يحتاجون الحب والاهتمام
لان مع الحب والاهتمام تكبر العلاقة وتقدر النصيحة توصل بسلام الى قلوبهم الطاهرة النظيفة
ابنائنا الآن نتيجة ما جناه آباؤهم وأمهاتهم
الله يستر عليهم ويحفظهم
hmm.. I see what you did there. You put the idea in our heads, that they have no identity before we had the chance to answer :p
ReplyDeleteIn any case, the biggest problem from my humble point of view is that they're going to live in a hypocritical society. One that superficially looks decent, wealthy, and virtuous, while the underbelly is certainly the opposite.
I don't appreciate the materialism, the preaching-personalities, and the overly islamicized surface (and rotten insides) that a good number of people exhibit these days.
Now I'm ranting about the stuff that I think are a problem. I'll just go away quietly now :[
I doubt that I could answer your question well. I'm not educated, mature or smart enough to answer it in a very convinving* or correct manner.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that part of the problem lies in a lack of inspiration and sense of achievement (you never here about Kuwaiti baseball stars, only the Japanese ones). Whether this is due to a lack of good educators or not is a separate issue (the guy in great debaters isn't exactly a example of your typical school teacher here in Kuwait)
*My inability to spell makes it all the more difficult.
most GCC countries have been asking that...these days. With the high influx of expatriates coming and living there...the culture is going out...changing...
ReplyDeleteA country is known by its culture...and that is not really there...not even in the UAE...
They have nothing to do !
ReplyDeleteToo much money, therefore, everything is handed to us on a silver platter.
ReplyDeleteWe dont need to fight for anything. All we have to say is:
"Abi!"
And we have it.
Im reminded by this everyday when i compare the Kuwaiti students and the International students at college. They are working their hardest cuz they cant waste the chance they have been given. They know the better they do the more job security they have. On the otherhand, our job security is a given, so we work hard (or not), but we can do much better.