There is no doubt that knowledgeable folks influence the world. It takes experts to accomplish tasks, relay the findings of extensive researches and spearhead unprecedented discoveries. Knowledge has so much abounded that we now have professors who are as young as 19 years old. Ignorance is just too expensive in the world today. Interestingly, the world has not really changed in terms of vices. The upsurge and worsening of socially unacceptable conducts over the years is very alarming. All and sundry could conclude that we are supposed to have a better would with all these intellectuals. But is this the case? Certainly not! Common sense is what still lacks and many are disillusioned that it can be gotten from books. I beg to differ!

Doctors who die from cancer as a result of smoking and drinking, irresponsible married professionals, mothers who kill their own children, men who have sex with their own daughters, socially upheld folks committing suicide and the like. These strange stories and many more in this line never cease to make headlines in the print, visual and audio-visual media daily. Quite absurd, isn’t it? One could be quick to retort. Without any bias and ill feeling, I can say that when one thinks of an age where the unthinkable, abominable, unimaginable and weird has been done, it should be the present day and age: the twenty-first century.

The earlier world of less advancement as compared to the current was better as a result of its strong emphasis on ethical training even though it had its own challenges as well. Effective nurturing has lost its place in the present day life. Children from tender ages are predisposed to all sorts of stuff as a result of the technological advancement. Common sense, which entails as sense of responsibility, integrity, love, distinguishing between right and wrong, courtesy, respect no longer exists. The print, visual and audiovisual media contribute tremendously to this plight. Commercials, TV shows and other forms of material telecasted, spoken or written portray a certain form of living that is termed "cool" for the modern world. Sadly, the "cool" way of life for the most part thrives on living as an individual pleases with no respect for law and order in the society. In effect, all you hear ranted about is human rights and privileges.

Societal sense of living cannot be acquired through academic intellectualism. It is incumbent on how well one is socialized from infancy. Vices could only subside as a result of ethical imbibitions.