From ‘Hookup’ to ‘Grace’: Are Our Values Lost?

Language shifts can mask deeper issues. Prostitution is now ‘hookup’ and bad character is ‘mood swings’. A financially struggling man is ‘poor’, while a woman in the same boat is praised as ‘strong and independent’. Drugs have become the shortcut to happiness. Addiction hides under the label of depression. Cultism is seen by some as proof of manhood, and money dictates love and friendship. Old friends drift apart over status. Relationships use slogans instead of commitment. Have we really thrown morals to the wind? What do you think?

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