Valerie Mmanthe Mampshika,[Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English].
In many instances we have noticed that over the years that individuals put other people first,and we have been told that we need to make ourselves happy first by making decisions we will not regret in the future…
It’s a very Short step from the Limo to the gutter
Also others have to acknowledge that at times we will be selfish and think of ourselves first because we matter as individuals.
We receive advice from elders on a daily basis,since it has been proven that as we grow older with our personal experiences,we can share them at a later stage to avoid the next generation from repeating our mistakes for them to have better lives.
Unluckily,peer pressure can occur at any age in a sense that if individuals did not make mistakes as adolescents there is a higher chance of them experiencing it at an older age which is quite normal.
By looking at the Marxism theory Marx and Engels proposed that there are social classes in society divided into the bourgeoisie (also known as the ‘rich people’ or those who own the industries),and the proletariat(also known as the ‘poor people’ or labourers) and the theory will be applied to this article briefly with examples.
For example,if a poor person fortunately gets a lot of money they fall under the rich class and in most cases they look down on the poor people which is expected.Another example could be individuals who purchase expensive clothes and alcohol willingly,and at the end of the day they end up being poor by impressing other individuals.
Downgrading in society can refer to an individual who was rich,and he or she is forced to go back to their normal lives after losing most of their precious items.
My personal advice for everyone is that they should live by their means and spoil themselves only if they can,because those who are rich started from the bottom and they worked extremely hard.
Do not envy others,your time will definitely come if you believe in yourself to avoid a potential downgrade and depression in life.
Lastly,I urge everyone in society to be kind to those who had to downgrade in their lives,because it is not an easy process when you have lost your ‘fake friends’.
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