Are Today's Youth Losing Touch With Religion And Culture?

[krsna]

 

Hindustantimes.com

 

NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 30, 2005: A survey conducted by HindustanTimes.com found that as many as 68 percent of today's youth believe in a higher power, 43 percent visit the temple everyday and around 60 percent admit going to the temple gives them mental satisfaction. They do want to show their devotion, they say. The survey shows that, for youth, visiting temples or sporting religious symbols such as a kada, a cross or a sacred thread isn't a matter of superstition. Rather, it gives them strength. Today's youth don't consider it "downmarket" to observe fasts or rituals.

 

"Children have become more logical," says Madhu Kansal, Principal, Delhi International School. "Their belief in God is based on logic and analysis. They are open to discussions and don't shy away from rituals, as was the case till a few years back." Says Pinky Nigam, a student of Hindu College: "Family plays a crucial role and perhaps is one of the most significant determinants of a child's religious discourse."

 

Agrees her classmate Aishwarya Sakhuja: "If covering my head with a dupatta and attending a puja makes my family happy, why not?" GenNow has found its own formula to face life, says this article: Blend your religious faith with logic, draw strength from it but don't cater to blind faith. Practice rituals if it makes your family happy--ultimately God is a friend.