道德的堕落(Moral depravity)

inthethought-provokingpicture,ayoungmanissittingonthechairinanautobusthatisallocatedspeciallyfortheold,theweak,thepregnant,thedisabled,childrenandthelike.regrettably,hesimplyneglectsthepregnantladystandingjustbesidehimwithgreatefforts.thescenewillsetordinarycitizenstothinkseriouslyaboutthenation’spainfullydecliningmoralclimate.

someofthiscanbeattributedtothelackofmorality,aproblemshownparticularlyintheyoungergeneration.theirsenseofmoralstandardsseemstobewitheringalthoughtheirmaterialcomfortshavebeenconsiderablyenhanced.whatmakesmattersevenworseisthefactthatsuchmisdeedsasspitting,pickingflowersinpublicgardensormakingnoisesinpublicplacesarebecomingsopervasivethattheyarelikelytobetakenforgrantedbythepublic.withtoday’sworseningmorality,socialbondshavebeenweakened,replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.thatiswhynewideasmustcomeforwardtoimprovethenation’smoralclimatethoughthechallengecannotbeunderestimated.

moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilwefindnewwaystoimproveourmoralstandards.foradults,wecanmakeuseofeverychancetoremindyoungpeopleoftheimportanceofgoodmanners,bothasacompetentcitizeninmodernsocietyandasamodelforthemtofollow.onlyinthiswaycanthemoralclimateofournationbeimproved,andwesincerelywishthattheyoungmaninthepicturecouldrealizethathehassitona“wrong”seat.