speech writing on developing civic sense to value cleanliness
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Most of us are born with five senses, exceptionally few with a sixth sense but no one is born with Civic Sense. Though a child has the ability to speak but words and languages are taught by the adults. Similarly civic sense too has to be taught and inculcated in children.
With the exception of a couple of lessons in school or at home, not much attention is given to civic behaviour of the child. Faced by tough academic challenges and expectations to excel in exams, both teachers and parents do not bother to educate the children about the importance of civic sense and how it could make a difference to the country as well as contribute to the betterment of their own lives. While preparation for examinations is given priority, value formation, character building and focusing on building ethical standards in children regrettably are not given adequate emphasis in our school curriculum.
Civic sense is nothing but social ethics or the unspoken social norms. It is not just about keeping the roads, streets and public property clean but also has to do with abiding with law, respecting others point of view, etiquette, maintaining decorum in public places. Vandalism, intolerance, racism, road rage, etc. are all examples of lack of civic sense. The current state of public places, for example, is disheartening. There are spit marks, urine, vulgar graffiti, random garbage and overflowing sewers at every nook and corner. Roads are not dirty because nobody cleaned them, but they are strewn with garbage because we threw the muck in the first place. As human beings such dirt and grime is not acceptable to us but it still exists around us because we accuse everybody for it and want someone to remove it. Dengue – a disease which has proved fatal for many and has spread across the country – is caused by the absence of hygiene.
No one is to be blamed but ourselves for this condition. At home or in work places, we put the waste in the bin and teach our children to do so but overlook it when the child throws it on the road. We should realize that teaching civic sense is as important as warning him against fire. The latter harms him directly whereas lack of knowledge of civic sense can or has proved catastrophic for society.
The situation was not always so bad; we were never as uncivil as we are today. Civility is conspicuous by its absence. Why this deterioration in civic sense? Self containment could be the plausible reason. We do not bother about the needs of others. This attitude is harmful for society in the long run.
Right from the beginning since man started living as a social being, efforts have been made to instil civic sense either through stories or religion. Civic virtues have historically been taught as a matter of chief concern. Constitutions of many nations defined for the public the virtue civic virtue of honesty.
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