Online Reporter
Pauline Moyo
IT feels like only yesterday when our world was vibrant and familiar, but there is something subtle that has altered everything.
What once blossomed is now failing to yield flowers, a shift that threatens our social systems and culture as we know them. The advent of technology and social media is causing these changes.
While technology has undeniably brought progress, it has also come at a heavy cost.
Many now emulate foreign ways, making them part of their lives, while our own treasured customs are cast aside.
Modernity has left many with a false sense of self.
Simple acts of respect, like greeting our elders while kneeling, are now seen as outdated or even shameful.
What has happened to the pride we had in our values?
The younger generation no longer extend a helping hand to elders.
Our heritage — our African traditions and norms — should be our foundation.
It is the very source of our humanity and dignity.
Yet a sense of betrayal lingers, as if we have abandoned the sacred rituals of our ancestors.
Formal education is prioritised over the wisdom of our ancient ways.
Some of us are even misunderstood for simply choosing to dress decently.
The minds of the younger generation are being captured by Western ideas, forcing them to dismiss tradition as old-fashioned.
When they speak, they lack respect, which makes one wonder where the world is going.
Pauline Moyo is an Upper Six learner in Mutare and aspires to be a sociologist.
