The World Needs Goodness

Sometimes it feels like we are living in a very strange time. When you open the news, your heart feels heavy. When you scroll social media, it becomes even more disturbing. Everywhere there is something that makes a person think… where are we actually heading? I don’t want to speak too openly, but in recent years some big files and cases that came out in the world quietly showed us one clear thing: if parents themselves do not stay alert, the world is no longer as simple for children as we like to believe.
I am not a psychologist or a professional teacher, just a normal person, like any ordinary parent/brother/friend. But from what I have seen and heard, I learned that children’s upbringing cannot be handed over only to schools. We often think that paying fees, buying books, giving them a mobile phone… means our duty is done. In reality, the real work starts inside the home.
I remember one day my younger cousin was watching videos on his phone. On the surface they looked normal, but when I paid a little attention, I realized the content wasn’t right for his age. If I had ignored it that day, maybe it would have become a habit. I didn’t shout at him, I just sat with him and talked calmly. Honestly, it felt strange to me how easily we adults say “let it be” and move on from important things.
Today children have a lot of information, but very little guidance. That gap can be dangerous. As parents, our responsibility is not only food, clothes, and school fees. We should know their friends, keep an eye on their online time, and most importantly create an environment where they can talk to us without fear. If a child asks about something wrong or confusing, we should not react with anger… otherwise they will search for answers somewhere else, and those answers are not always right.
Evil will always exist in the world, that is a reality. But if goodness becomes strong inside our homes, the effect of outside negativity becomes weaker. Children learn more from what they see than from what they are told. If we lie, how will they learn honesty? If we behave rudely, where will they learn respect? Upbringing does not happen through lectures; it happens through actions. I learned this a bit late… but I did learn it.
We should not see everything with fear, but we also should not close our eyes. The balance is probably somewhere in between. Give children confidence, values, and the feeling that they are not alone. The world truly needs goodness… and that goodness does not start with big campaigns, it starts from our homes. Small steps, small habits, but their impact goes very far. Maybe we cannot change the whole world, but we can change the atmosphere of our own home. And sometimes, that alone is enough.