Virtue, as used here, is a manifestation of moral excellence in a person or group of people. It is a set of desirable qualities displayed by one or more people. Sadly, my dear country, Nigeria, is losing its once highly desirable virtues. Across the country, its citizens are losing their once renowned virtues and this has brought with it grave consequences. Yes, as a result, great talents are lost, dreams are dashed, and a once promising future now looks bleak because vices, as opposed to virtues, are now the norm. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Take Violence for example. Once upon a time in my dear country, everyone's life was considered sacrosanct. A murderer was despised and treated with contempt starting from his family. The sanctity of human life was not questionable. Fast forward to the 21st century and you get the exact opposite. Human lives are being annihilated in the most gruesome way. In homes, farms, mosques, churches, citizens are shot, massacred and burned in cold blood. Unfortunately, when society as a whole learns of this tragic news, instead of condemning it in its entirety, it tends to let the ethnicity and religion of the victims influence their reaction. Instead of acting decisively, let's first try to compare the number of deaths with those experienced during previous administrations. What a pity. Virtue is truly lost. We have forgotten that we were human beings first and foremost before religion separated us, ethnicity divided us, and politics classified us. We should learn from a parable told by one of the most respected people to ever walk the earth: Jesus Christ. The parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37 teaches the need to go out of our way to show love to others, even those who may be very different from us. Therefore, whether it is the life of a Fulani, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Tiv, Ijaw, Nupe or any other ethnic group, we must consider it precious, sacred. Therefore, we should never actively or tacitly approve the murder of any human being. By doing so, we will preserve the lives of future Ahmed Musa, Chimamanda Adichie and Olamide – Yes! The future of our children. Another example is political decadence. I read that once millions of Nigerians, devoid of ethnicity and religion, gathered en masse to vote en masse for a Muslim-Muslim ticket. It feels like millions of light years have passed, for it would only be wishful thinking to conceive of such a possibility in my Nigeria today. My Nigeria today where meritocracy is sacrificed on the altar of mediocrity. My Nigeria today, where the question of origin is elevated above ability. My Nigeria today where the question of what you believe in takes precedence over what you can offer. And the most recent and disgusting, my Nigeria today, where the vote is bought and sold for the paltry sum of 2,000 Naira. We have become so cheap. Our children's future has become so cheap. How can we stoop so low as to mortgage our children's future for such a paltry sum? The time has come to take pride in our dignity and integrity. It's time for everyone to be on the field. If we still hope to have a country where our children will grow up and become leaders tomorrow, if we still hope to have a country that can compete effectively and favorably with its Western counterparts, then this is the time to grab it by the scruff of the neck. his neck and save him from the cliff of oblivion. Widespread violence, political decadence, suicide, drug abuse, rape,.