RENAISSANCE JULY 2021

Editorial 6 Monthly Renaissance July 2021 musical functions should also not go beyond the houses or halls they are held in; generators should not pound on the ears of neighbours. These are just some examples of noise pollution. In short, citizens must show special sensitivity to all its manifestations. Fourthly, of paramount importance is to obey traffic laws. It is citizens who benefit from them because many of these laws are for their own safety. Thus, stopping at a red light even when there is no one coming from the opposite side, wearing helmets while cycling or biking, remaining well within the speed limit, not bringing cars on the road that give out smoke, being circumspect in changing lanes and using the indicator must be adhered to punctually besides other similar regulations. Fifthly, all the citizens must play their roles in helping the local administration in combating national calamities. Earthquakes, floods, droughts, famine, epidemics are some common catastrophes that affect various areas. As citizens, we must chip in with our share in these disasters and not shy away even if we can spare small amounts of money or useful things. Sixthly, misuse of government office and public funds and social amenities are grave crimes that must never be indulged in. Illegal gratification, fraud, tax evasion, theft, embezzlement, perjury, false testimony, extortion, treason, vandalism, and violence fall far below the norms of human dignity and should have no place in any civilized society. These are just some of the major breaches that have been mentioned viz a viz civic sense. From the very first seat of learning to schools and strongly set traditions every new generation should be groomed in civic behaviour. A society that has no respect for laws does not need any external enemy. It is the worst enemy of itself and disrespect for laws plunges it not only into decadence but drives it into a self-destruct mode. ـــــــــــــــــــــــــ