Living sustainably for a better future

One often attributes sustainable development as a responsibility or a goal set by the government or the state for the better future of its citizens. Whether at the global front or in the home ground, there is a long list of plans and policies that highlight the need for achieving sustainable goals. In the present times, some of these challenges posed by the modern world have created a divided society caught between pleasure and justful existence. This division is not about caste, race or religion. It is about the role played by individuals and families in creating sustainable future for their children. Can one really deny how these same citizens with their ever-increasing aspirations for better lifestyles often behave irresponsibly. Every individual with their highly demanding resource and other needs have forgotten their own role in their sustainable future. The youth is constantly struggling to look for the right direction so that they remain happy and contended. In pursuit of this happiness, they are easily misled into big income, unsustainable means to attain them and consumerist lifestyle. While the society is ridiculously entangled in debates that are mindless and does not benefit in any manner, the world is continuously getting complex amid its changing environment. They have become pawns for polity, industry and other interest groups. The industrial lifestyle only brings more distractions and does not meaningfully address the stressful life of these individuals who are continuously trying to keep up with the modernised upbringing. No one teaches them the real value of their actions and to owe up their responsibility for a secured future. This paper reflects on the need for creating self-awareness about living sustainably, a social experiment and awakening amongst the youth