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THE USE OF PROFANITY

I was walking in a Nigerian University early one morning when I heard a female student greeting another student who was male as Hello Mother f....ker. And I was embarrased and ashamed to say the least.


I was expecting that in an institution of higher learning, there would be decorum as regards the manner in which students address and treat themselves.

Is that what is obtainable amongst our young people? Have we reduced being human beings to being beasts living out only on primitive instincts and urges such that such things are found amongst us?

Are we saying that we are tired of living with peaceful morals and that we prefer a free society where everyone can indulge in whatever he deems fit and we call that living?
We should be careful of the things we permit. It could have devastating effects on the very things that make us people.

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