By: Uzma Jaleel
It is devastating, depressing, and so disappointing to see that people taking their own life. Kashmir has fallen badly in Drug Addiction; Here many youths get trapped in this trap in a bad way they think it is the cure for all their problems which is not really the case.
Now the biggest issue is that why do the youth take drugs? However, the truth is that those people themselves know that this is a temporary solution, so it gives peace and happiness for some time. So what is actually that compels them to do this, offcourse there are different reason:
Financial crises: This is the reality and we can`t escape from this reality. Some people in our society who do not have enough food to eat, they are dying of hunger. They are fighting diseases they do not have money to bring medicine. When a person is in such a condition, then only he becomes mentally ill and then he starts taking drugs to cure his illness and it seems like the best medicine to him.And later when that person gets used to it, then if he does not get it then he steals, he takes loan and when later he can`t pay this loan, he finally takes his own life.
Quarrels and fights at home: Every time money doesn’t matter. People with moneyare busy in continuous quarrels and conflicts in the house which can badly affect and spoil a person. And when that person runs away from home, he sees some people sitting and getting drunk. He prefer to sit with them and enjoy their party which results he gets involved in drugs.
Unemployment: The actual cause is: all the students are often prepared in schools for the fact that after completing the education they have to get a government job. But they are not prepared for the fact that not everyone can become a government employee. There are opportunities in the private sector as well. Therefore if a young man works hard, he can do a lot good. But it is pity that the first thought of a young man is that his/her life can only be successful if he would be a government employee. And later despite getting good education, when he does not become a government employee, he would suffer from mental illness. And then he gets drunk slowly.
Being slave: if all things are fit and at their position but if you are born in a slave country and you are living the life of slavery. There is no doubt that the oppressor will try its best to destroy the youth of the country because the oppressor will never like the youth of that country to bloom.
The wise man should understand the matter himself. Even various organizations work to stop this but all efforts are in vain. But actually the government gets a lot benefits, the government never wanted to stop its supply, the result is that the youth gets spoiled. The situation is like ;“water is coming out of the tap and people are busy in taking water, when the water supply will be stopped, then the water will stop”. Otherwise people are blindly taking without thinking whether the water is potable or not. So it is offcouse our responsibility to take care of ourselves otherwise the gates of “HELL” are not closed.
Author is a Class 12th Student and Hailing from Pattan, Baramulla. She can be mailed at uzmajaleel@gmail.com
