Pop culture has almost taken over from every other philosophical ideology. It has become a point of reference for most people no matter their age and culture. People are more interested in how they look and what people think about them. Philosophies are built around celebrity lifestyles. Popularity is built on social media acceptance rather than on creativity and innovation. It does not matter how inconsequential the information on social media is, what is important is the number of followers you have on social media, so people would post the most absurd things about themselves. Personal appearance is given top priority because people are looking for something superficial to project in order to attract followers on and offline. Intelligent conversations are now looked at as boring. Many are not interested in developing their intellect because society now has more respect for outward appearance. So long as you appear "sharp", you will attract attention. In a continent like Africa where life is still considered "primitive", it is sad to see that many, especially the youths are only focused on how to take care of their appearance. They adopt pop culture that is alien to them and makes them look weird, something they themselves do not even understand. Many of them are not prepared to develop their mental capacity, their major or only concern is to look good. The problem with this is that they will remain "slaves" to those who are wise enough to invest on their mental growth. When you spend more money and time pursuing how you look, you will serve those who pursue projects that improve society and life. A beautiful appearance is great but a sound mind will trump pop culture and life any day, anytime. Choose what you will invest your time, energy and resources on, then be ready to deal with the consequences without complaining. Enjoy a great day!
AFRICA IS A CONTINENT ON THE MOVE AND HER YOUTHS ARE HER GREATEST RESOURCE."We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future."Franklin D. Roosevelt. MentorAfrica looks to help youths, through various life transition mentoring topics, to prepare youths for development and leadership that will help them change the African narrative whenever the opportunity arises.
Wednesday, 6 June 2018
INVEST WHERE IT COUNTS - INVESTISSEZ OÙ CELA COMPTE
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