Nomophobia and Younger Generation

 

The young generation suffering from nomophobia is facing new problems with each passing day.

According to a 2018 UNDP report, Pakistan is one of the luckiest countries in the world with a large part of the population (approximately 64%) consisting of youth. Between the ages of 15 and 30. According to the report, Pakistan can develop very fast if it makes good use of this important component of population, but if we do not engage our youth, God willing, the time to come may bring more difficulties for the beloved homeland.

If you look at the history of the world, it is estimated that all the countries where there is poverty reduction, best health care, peace, good infrastructure, justice, etc., all these countries have spent a lot of money on education. However, the report reveals that Pakistan ranks 180th out of 195 countries where very little money is spent on education. In fact, it is an alarm bell that our rulers are constantly ignoring.

According to this research, at the rate at which the population is growing in our country and the enrollment of children in schools is taking place, we need another 60 years to ensure that none of our children are out of school.

Today the internet and mobile phones have changed the world. Today, thanks to the Internet and mobile phones, distances have been bridged and the world is seen as a global village, where you can share information with each other in seconds. According to a study, the share of smartphones in today's internet is about 60%. Today the internet and mobile phones have become a part of our lives and now it seems that maybe the whole nation and especially the young generation is suffering from Nomophobia.

Nomophobia is a disease in which a person feels frightened or extremely restless without a mobile phone. The young generation suffering from nomophobia is facing new problems and sufferings with each passing day, such as loss of time, aimlessness, mental confusion, irritability and moral depravity.

The use of mobile phones for education is definitely not inappropriate but its misuse and misuse is creating many problems for our young generation. A dangerous trend that is also seen in today's parents is that they give these smartphones in the hands of their young children who are less than seven years old and proudly tell other people. That their children can operate smartphones. In fact, such parents are also causing destruction and ruin to the new generation.

While the Internet and mobile phones have bridged the gap, they have widened the distance in our relationships. Every other person in our homes is busy on their phones and it is becoming more and more difficult to sit and talk. If you think about it, we will feel that this mobile phone has kept us and especially the new generation in its chains. In principle, we should operate the mobile phone, but now if you consider a little, it will be clear that the mobile is operating us.

The young generation suffering from nomophobia, which is about to take over the reins of the country, is rapidly moving in a direction that will only lead to destruction. No conscious human being can oppose the use of technology but misuse of anything can lead to ruin. If today we decide that somehow, we have to make our youth useful for the country, then parents and teachers themselves have to become role models.

A teacher is a role model for his students and no one could understand this better than our beloved Prophet Muhammad. Well, there is a long list of your teaching methods, but I think if today's teacher adopts only one of his attributes, ie, "knowledge and action", then he will play an important role in providing the best manpower in the beloved homeland. Can pay The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: A society in which there is a lack of action despite the abundance of knowledge can never be calm.