Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Blog Entry #2 (to be graded)
Sorry teens, you're still as clueless as ever22nd April 2007
The columnist says that teenagers today are as clueless as those of the last generation, as at that time, people were not so educated about sex and not to have underage sex. These days, more and more people are sleeping with strangers met over the Net and 90% of girls polled that they think it is OK to sleep with strangers, proving that teenagers nowadays, although educated about sex and underage sex, are unable to apply it to their lives, and instead make wrong decisions that might cause them to regret it later on.
The whole point of the law that prevents us from having underage sex is there because at this young age, we are still unable to make rational decisions for ourselves, and we usually do things in a rush that will cause us to make hasty decisions, leading to regrets later on. For example, if a student studying in a secondary school has underage sex, how is he/she going to cope with the emotional stress when they break their relationship? Also, in the event that the girl gets pregnant, how is she going to cope with the burden of managing her studies and the newborn baby? How is she going to face her fellow classmates when they find out about the incident? These are just some of the problems a teenager faces if this law was not in place. Therefore I believe that this law was put in place for a reason.
However, other than seeing it from the outsider’s point of view, we can also view it from the student’s point of view. The student might be coming from a broken family, and would be deprived of the parental love that everyone has, and he might be feeling jealous. Therefore, the only way he knows to receive love is to meet strangers and have sexual relations with them. Coming from a broken family myself, I can fully empathize with students like these. Personally, I was also looking for love to satisfy my own needs a few years ago, and I have found it in my religion. Normally, students who get involved in sexual relationships with strangers are not very proficient in their studies, naturally, they would be less educated, and thus do not know the dangers of having a promiscuous lifestyle. I believe this all boils down to the teenager’s impulsive nature, such that he is unable to look at the consequences and tell himself that he does not want to face it. Most of the time, people go into these relationships because they do not know or care what the consequences will be, preferring to deal with it only when it comes.
I believe that schools can act to educate students on the importance of knowing the consequences of their actions, so that they will not be drawn into doing things that they will regret later on. For example, schools can conduct courses with real-life examples and activities to show them how heavy consequences can be if they do not make rational choices. Also, counselors can step in to help the students from broken families and help them with their emotional needs, ensuring that the students do not need to find solace elsewhere. I believe that when everyone plays their part, they can help to prevent actions that will lead to undesirable consequences.
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