High Value and Declining Morals

Do you consider yourself a descent person yet find yourself wondering why people don´t treat you the way you would like to be treated? If this hits the nail on the head for you then read on. I will be giving a few examples of the day in the life of a woman who finds herself in this situation and by the end of this article I hope to have successfully inspired some thought provoking ideas. 

It´s early in the morning and she stops by the gas station to buy snacks and something to drink. People working the cash registers make rude comments with a raised tone of voice as she gathers her items to leave the store. ´´Hurry, can´t you see that there´s people behind you!?´´ they yell at her. She continues collecting her items and once she is done she calmly replies, ´´Thank you for your patience.´´ says ´´Excuse me´´ to the person behind her and exits the building with her purchase. 

She enters the break room at work and sees two female co-workers of her same age whispering and giggling in each other´s ears. As she is about to enter the room she hears one of them say ´´See I told you her outfit was awful´´ and they both continue giggling. She ignores what was said and reaches for a coffee cup when one of them says to her ´´Oh hi, we were most definitely not just talking badly about you´´ and they both burst into laughter. To which her reply is silence. She does not want to deal with work related bullying and would much rather ignore it. She thinks it´s childish, obnoxious and a waste of time anyway. She prepares her coffee and heads towards her designated work area but before she leaves she tells her co-workers ´´Have an excellent lunch break.´´

It´s the weekend and she decides to do a recreational activity. She is not quite sure what to do so she logs into social media to see what´s available near her. She finds something that sparks her interest. It´s an art gallery exhibition. She prepares herself for the day, purchases her ticket and starts to view the art pieces. She particularly takes interest in one abstract art piece with very intricate color placement. She is very intrigued as it reminds her of a dream she had and she starts to ask herself all types of questions like what the colors might represent and what the shapes symbolize when she hear a man´s voice say ´´Hello´´ and she feels a light tap on her shoulder. She turns around and says ´´Hello´´ with a bit of confusion as she was previously lost in time looking at the artwork. He gently laughs implying that he notices her confused state of mind. ´´What is your name?´´ he asks her. She politely replies and asks him his name. ´´Nice to meet you´´ they both say. ´´I´d like to invite you to grab drinks with me later on tonight´´ he says. ´´I appreciate your invitation but I don´t drink´´ she tells him. ´´That´s lame´´ he says with a smug grin. To which she replies ´´To each their own´´ and walks away. 

As individuals we are often told to value ourselves or in other words to love ourselves. That we will be treated the way we treat ourselves. In the examples given above I see the description of a strong, unbothered independent women with good manners. Is she treated well by others? The obvious answer is no. In my personal opinion before we assume we are being treated unfairly by society even though we are descent individuals because we do not value or love ourselves enough let us flip the coin and question what society actually values. Generally speaking, does society actually hold mature people who avoid problems to a high esteem? Does society value individuals with good manners or mock them for being too traditional? Does society promote social drinking or otherwise binge drinking or does it look down upon it?

I think the answers are quite clear. As each generation goes by people are generally becoming more vulgar and profane. While there is nothing wrong with drinking responsibly and in moderation excessive alcohol consumption is a very bad thing and it appears to be heavily advertised. People are increasingly becoming more drawn to drama including physical fights and starting problems where there were not any problems to begin with. So before you question yourself as an individual question if you are in fact the problem or if society´s declining values and morals are.