Kartik Shuklapaksha 14, Kaliyug Varsha 5114
Adverse effects of the concept of joint family system dying away !
Joint family system is slowly dying away due to people imitating hedonistic western culture. Similarly, materialistic needs of the young generation have increased beyond limits and the youth have drifted from Hindu culture and become uncouth and addicted. This is leading to their becoming frustrated and making them follow the path of suicide. It has therefore, become most essential to inculcate good culture as prescribed by Hindu Dharma in them to bring about a change in this situation.
Mumbai : Two days back, Mr. Nitin Shah, aged 40 years, killed his two young children aged 10 and 12 yrs at Kasara and committed suicide. Since the last few months, incidents of whole families committing suicide are on the rise. On this odd problem, serious discussions are held in society. It is being deduced from these discussions that such incidents are taking place because joint family system is becoming extinct.
In another incident that took place on 3rd November, a woman left her two kids on Thane-Bhiwandi road and committed suicide. Immediately after this incident, in Kandivali, a woman named Kartiki Patel jumped to death from 18th floor of her building with her two year old young child. Seven months ago, one couple had committed suicide along with their two children. There were seven incidents of whole family committing suicide during the last year. Besides this, incidents of suicide by farmers and their families owing to their getting into debt are occurring now and then.
Such strange and heart-rending incidents of suicides are becoming matter of serious concern and discussions amongst people and it is being inferred that ‘the present young generation has no strength to take up new challenges or problems; therefore, they are ending their life with whole family.’ Mr. Johnson Thomas of an organisation called ‘Asara’ which is engaged in dissuading those persons, who want to commit suicide, said, “Presently, the concept of joint family has died away; therefore, the young generation feels lonesome, forlorn. They are not getting guidance of their senior family members.” Similar opinion has been registered even by Dr. Harish Shetty, a psychiatrist.
Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat
