Billionaire businessman, Obi Cubana lectures on the pressures that triggered the get-rich-quick syndrome in the youths of immediately.
The Anambra-born entrepreneur emphasizes on the necessity to lower the youths some slack on account of societal, household, and peer pressure that has triggered many to derail from good morals.
In an Instagram publish, Obi Cubana wrote;
“Good morning my fellow Nigerian Youths!
Today let’s speak about SOCIETAL/ FAMILY PRESSURES!!!
Societal/household pressures are expectations that have an effect on the complete group. Our youths are consistently pressured to behave and really feel a sure method. Society enjoys dictating how our youths ought to behave. They really feel the pressure of becoming into society’s norm.
In a world the place we would like all the things fast fast, youths are sometimes confronted with loads of pressure from each the society and members of their households.
While household is enjoyable, it will also be stuffed with tensions.
The pressures positioned on them to satisfy sure commonplace typically result in dangerous outcomes. Do you recognize that loads of youths are present process despair due to the pressure and stress created by society and household? Some have resorted to drug abuse and extreme use of alcohol.
Most younger folks needed to go away faculty simply to fend for his or her households.
At a younger age, the households are already heaping “unrealistic “ obligations on them. Young women are on the streets as a result of they should ship cash house. Girls above 30 are anticipated to quiet down in a person’s home particularly a “rich man “.
Young women are put underneath pressure to have this “perfect body”. Same with the boys . Have you ever puzzled who made these guidelines? The battle of “fitting in” is changing into extra outstanding.
There’s actually pressure from each facet…Pressure from work to satisfy a sure goal particularly in banking programs. Pressure from society to decorate or look sure method. Pressure from faculty to cross all exams and get a sure grade.
Pressure from our native church buildings to donate for one factor or one other. Pressure from mates (peer pressure) and it goes on and on…
Even on social media, some are actually depressed for not getting a certain quantity of likes on their posts.
The energy & high quality of social networks shouldn’t be serving to in any respect.
What does this imply for our youths? Depression, unhappiness, crime , immorality and so on
Let’s start to shift our values. Let’s educate our youths to be taught to simply accept and love themselves. Let’s educate them to not reside above their earnings in a bid to belong.”
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