Boredom Leads to Trouble
Boredom Leads to Trouble
The first thing that a toddler does when he has nothing to do is destroy everything he can hold. Some years afterwards, teenage arrives as the time of enjoyment and fun. As adolescents advance into later ages their time is usually always coupled with boredom. It is just a matter of minutes when one sees several “I’m bored” statuses updated on Facebook: a resort for all of our boredom! Yasmine Musharbash defined this state of boredom to be a response to having too much choice of activities around one. However, it is also linked to repetition and monotony (Musharbash 308). From another perspective, where many people would be appreciative of this choice and will find ways of putting it to good use, some would consider it the best opportunity for destructive fun. Boredom appears to be an innocent state of mind prevalent among teenagers. Yet, it is held responsible for attracting a large number of adolescent law-breakers towards crime. Teenagers are full of zeal and energy and it is inevitable that they store all that in them with no activity at hand. Surplus energy and a passion for excitement in combination with boredom brew in the cauldron of their immature minds to produce, in most cases, trouble.
Youth are the future of any nation and many hopes are associated with them. It is the responsibility of adults to raise responsible youngsters who can become functional and productive citizens. Being of a very immature age, it is normal for them to take irrational decisions. However, there is no limit to the irrationality that youngsters may nowadays adopt. Youngsters choose to fight dullness and boredom by risks-taking actions (Bengtsson 1). In France, a term les jeunes des banlieues had to be introduced for such “suburban youngsters” ("Economist" 1). Research indicates that quite a significant number, i.e., about one quarter of youngsters tend to carry out at least one crime in their lifetime. From that group, 80 percent of youth revert back to
The first thing that a toddler does when he has nothing to do is destroy everything he can hold. Some years afterwards, teenage arrives as the time of enjoyment and fun. As adolescents advance into later ages their time is usually always coupled with boredom. It is just a matter of minutes when one sees several “I’m bored” statuses updated on Facebook: a resort for all of our boredom! Yasmine Musharbash defined this state of boredom to be a response to having too much choice of activities around one. However, it is also linked to repetition and monotony (Musharbash 308). From another perspective, where many people would be appreciative of this choice and will find ways of putting it to good use, some would consider it the best opportunity for destructive fun. Boredom appears to be an innocent state of mind prevalent among teenagers. Yet, it is held responsible for attracting a large number of adolescent law-breakers towards crime. Teenagers are full of zeal and energy and it is inevitable that they store all that in them with no activity at hand. Surplus energy and a passion for excitement in combination with boredom brew in the cauldron of their immature minds to produce, in most cases, trouble.
Youth are the future of any nation and many hopes are associated with them. It is the responsibility of adults to raise responsible youngsters who can become functional and productive citizens. Being of a very immature age, it is normal for them to take irrational decisions. However, there is no limit to the irrationality that youngsters may nowadays adopt. Youngsters choose to fight dullness and boredom by risks-taking actions (Bengtsson 1). In France, a term les jeunes des banlieues had to be introduced for such “suburban youngsters” ("Economist" 1). Research indicates that quite a significant number, i.e., about one quarter of youngsters tend to carry out at least one crime in their lifetime. From that group, 80 percent of youth revert back to
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