Youths these days

Last Sunday, I watched a program called “Neeya Naana” (You or Me) in a TV channel called Star Vijay. It's a debate show where two teams will speak contrasting ideas on a same topic. The program I saw was (sorry, I really don't know what the exact topic of that day’s debate was, but from what I saw from the middle of the program, I understood that the topic must be how the younger generation looks/faces problems in the society). One of the teams comprised of younger people (whose age range must be between 18 and 25) and the other team comprised of adults who must be aged between 35 and 50 or so. The younger-generation team spoke about the problems they face in the society and how they are handling them. Those guys really put forward some nice points about drug use and reservations. But, when the adults started to speak of, I really really realized what things the younger generation miss and what perspectives they miss to see in the society (also what is/has been/had been going on in the country). One of the adults pointed out that none of the youngsters spoke about the alcohol problem that is happening in our country. The senior did have a point there. Why didn't any of the youths spoke about it? Alcoholism is the basis for happening of most of the crimes such as rapes, homicides, violence (including domestic), and economic problems. Also, I realized that due to lack of experience or due to the education system, youngsters are seeing/or trying to solve a problem only on a personal perspective. I say that youngsters these days should widen their vision. They should have a broader point of view on a social problem rather limiting the problem to oneself or based on his or her own experience. It's really awful that many of youngsters are not aware of current affairs. Many youngsters are not aware that a certain religious community is struggling in the society so much that they don't even to get a house for rent. A senior finally pointed out that youngsters are not properly utilizing the available e-gadgets that they have access to. It is really questionable that how many youngsters use "Google" to browse about the current problems faced by our fishermen at the India–Srilanka border. But, one youngster gave an understanding reason that she has not got the purpose of using the Internet for browsing information on the current affairs. This is because, as per the current education system, students are being burdened by syllabus and of course. You cannot expect a book on Electronics to speak about the terrorist attack on the Indian Coasts. However, we cannot expect the board of education to include topics on current affairs in the academic syllabus. Nevertheless, the habit of browsing News channels once in a while (apart looking for cricket scores) in youngsters should be cultivated to know about the current affairs and what are the problems faced by each community in the society.