What's missing in modern society?

Respect. Self respect, respect for others, and respect for the community. The more modern society becomes, the less respect people have.

We have been taught not to discriminate. Everyone is equal. This is a good thing to teach since so many are homeless or can't afford to buy the necessities to take care of themselves. However, people now have the attitude that they can wear whatever they please and look however they want to and they'll still be accepted in society.

Yes, there's still discrimination, and always will be. However, most people just tolerate whatever because it's unacceptable not to. There are many who don't learn self respect because of this. Just look at how teen pregnacy has increased over the past 70 years. Would teen pregnancy be such a big problem if these young girls respected themselves? Or if the father's of these babies respected themselves? Or if these teens respected their parents or even each other? This is just one of a million examples out there today.

I have three children. It's very sad when you can't enjoy a day a the local community park without having to make sure that they leave their shoes on, no matter how hot the summer day, because of fear of stepping on used hypodermic needles left littering the ground. My children think it's awful that I don't clean them up when we find them because of fear of being arrested for drugs if somebody sees you touching them. Even if I did clean them up, you can't just drop them in the garbage can at the park, they have to be disposed of properly.

Think about it. In the 1800's respect was everywhere. Just watch an old episode of "Little House on the Prairie" and you'll know what I mean. Compare these children and adults to people of today and you'll see how extreme the difference is. It what makes me envy the Amish communities? Amish communities are built on faith, family, love, and respect. Ours is built on technology.