Ahead of our Times
As time has progressed, so has society. As society has progressed, so has its standards. As society's standards has progressed, the Church's standards and morals haven't. From the Church's standpoint, that is a problem. The morals that the Church had tried to keep tight for centuries and centuries, started to become looser. Bit by bit to a point where if you make a comparison between society a 1000 years ago and now, they are near polar opposites. The effect of this consistent change on society is starting to become noticeable. As teenagers we used to look up to society with admiration. Now, we look up at it with envy. We look at all the fun society is having and say "Hey, why can't we do that?" Even though this question has been asked many times before, by people long gone, now the answer is leaning more towards "I don't see any reason why you can't."
We live in a society ahead of our times. As teenagers and young adults,we are constantly trying to speed up the process. We try to live life a few steps too far ahead of this, we are going too fast. The impatience of this generation grows bigger and bigger every time around.
We live in a society where pre-marital sex has become a fantasy only held by the devout. The almost certain agreement made silently by gentleman once upon a time is now an openly mocked social status. The notion of being a virgin till marriage is one that frightens most. Even the idea of being a virgin before college is something that scares some. The Church preaches to us that sex was something God created for man and woman, after marriage, to reproduce and fill the earth. It can only watch on in horror at what as become of this once "holy" act.
We live in a society where teenagers embrace college life in high school. Drinking, drugs, sex, and wild parties can no longer wait. Our generation had continually complained about it being our turn, there was only so much whining society could take. But even the modern day conception of college life at one point took the same step that high schoolers are taken now. The visible sign of this restlessness to reach the spot in the social pyramid above us is the desire from high school students to look "frat." There is nothing wrong with this particular act, but its the visual indication to the rest of the world that we can no longer wait.
We live in a society where we have to ask "Where does it end?" We already have shows like "16 and Pregnant," and "Teen Mom," because of this acceleration into the life that is ahead of us. If we keep moving this fast, what's to say the drinking, drugs, sex, and wild parties become a norm for middle schoolers? This might be crazy and a bit disturbing to think of but if it got this far, what's going to stop it? That is the sobering question that demands an answer we might be afraid to hear.
We live in a society that is ahead of our times. The saying is: "You can't stand in the way of progress." The Church is losing this game of tug of war with Society, but it will never accept this saying. It never has and never will. Ever since it was established, the Church has expected the same from the People of God. Some people call it stubbornness, others, dedication. As a Catholic you finally ask yourself, "which side should I choose?" That is question that I'm afraid I can't answer, it is ahead of my time.
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