Decay of morality.

What is most palpable in PakiAstani society and often a subAject of comments and discusAsion is the decline in the moral values that we once used to feel proud of. The definition of the word morAal is 'Concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in huAman behaviour.' From this defAinition, we can understand that moral decay is a decline in knowing the difference between right and wrong. Thus, moral decaAdence appears to be a fall in the moral standard of society. It seems to be a deteArioration or a collapse in upholding our societal values, beliefs, norms, and ethAical standards. Morality is an important component of a human being because it helps shape the ethical foundation that every human being has. Whether to be good, evil, honest, or deceitful are just some of the traits morality helps us deAvelop. In discussing the application of morality, four aspects may be considAered: religious morality, morality and nature, individual morality, and social morality. Without such moral rules, peoAple would not be able to live amongst other humans. People could not make plans, and could not leave their belongAings behind them wherever they went. We would not know whom to trust and what to expect from others. Civilised, soAcial life would not be possible. The reaAsons for moral degradation may include: an 'anything goes' attitude, banishment of the distance between 'right' and 'wrong', feeling that morality is dispensAable, commercial greed, redefining moArality to suit one's self, the rejection of God/religion by many, self-indulgence, etc. And the situation becomes more dangerous and alarming when the deAgeneracy is not even felt as such. Some people in the West argue that moraliAty is not declining in the modern world; instead, a new morality is replacing the previous one. However, such thinking gives birth to frequent incidents of mass shootings, racial hatred, social injustice, incivility, fraud, and white supremacy; which are considered just a few of the examples of the moral decay in the West by the larger abstemious masses.

Moral development is strongly influAenced by interpersonal factors, such as family, peers, and culture. Intrapersonal factors also impact moral development, such as cognitive changes, emotions, and even neurodevelopment. While our moral codes can motivate us to coopAerate with others, their uncompromisAing and absolute nature can also lead to many negative interpersonal conseAquences; we tend to vilify and...