We often boast one thing about the Indian culture, that it has rich values. Values that are of extremely high morale and unique in this world. Without values, an individual would simply have no identity. It is these values, that give us courage to stand against the odds and help us to go ahead in life.

A particular Indian value is about educating children to hold against developing unethical erotic feelings towards opposite gender. Sex is a indeed an extremely powerful temptation and it requires a strong value system to hold upon it. However, these particular values are often challenged, criticized and even laughed at by the educated section of society.

The conclusion drawn by these literates is that prevention methodology would make the next generation safe from the consequences of Sex. As the universal saying goes, prevention is better than cure. Let us try to understand the concept of prevention in a better way. Prevention, according to me, is a boundary. These boundaries can be categorized into three types:

• First, when we are completely aware of what lies on the other side of these boundaries.
• Second, when we are partially or fully ignorant of the negative factors and accept these boundaries simply as cultural values, with the awareness of the underlying positive factors within these boundaries.
• Third, when we are completely unaware of the positive or negative aspects on either side of the boundary.

So, if sex education is a prevention boundary then it should find a place in one of the above categories. The first boundary itself prevents us from imparting sex education. After all, how can one talk about sex with children or students, when the first boundary itself prevents us from doing so.

There is a very important aspect here. If we talk about such things with children, we are breaking away an essential boundary of respect and regard straight away. In childhood, sex is simply a curiosity and hence, is not known to them completely. All they know is that it is considered wrong by elders and is practiced only between parents. This curiosity can take shape of temptation and these temptations would further lead to doing the wrong. This, if the children are not imparted with values that can help them prevent this temptation. Sex education would essentially kill this curiosity and give birth to educated temptation. Therefore, sex education acts as a catalyst in producing sexual practices, and can in no way be a preventive measure.

The world is yet to see a generation that would be protected from practicing sex early during childhood and teenage after getting educated on sex. Not only does it fail to deliver the purpose, but it also provokes children to enter premature sexual relations. Sex education, which was incidentally born out as a prevention measure of the dangerous disease of AIDS, should be hence more related to imparting values than informing of method of prevention. Such values, when inculcated in children, will help them grow to be a brighter and healthier people.