Even a 3 year old kid today uses the word tension so naturally. "Mom, don't disturb me. I am in tension." Children pick up the lingo quite quickly from the people around. They start imitating the elders around. We all know this. All of us, at least most of us, definitely would have played the role of a teacher or mom or dad when we were young. :)
In recent times I have seen many children picking up some of the lingoes used by comedians in films. Those in Tamil Nadu would understand this better - the dialogues of Vadivelu and Vivek like 'vanduttaanya vanduttaanya!" 'risk ellam engalukku rusk sapdaramaadiri!' have become so common with the kids here. Its because the elders use it commonly and also television channels keep playing these over and over.
and so it is important for us as elders to be 'CONSCIOUS' of what world we are creating for the children and in the children.
I have especially highlighted the word CONSCIOUS because it is sad to note that many of us are not even 'aware' what impressions we are creating in children using our language and actions!
The other day I was walking through a street and I saw a man kicking a 2 year old boy. So naturally the kid is going to imitate the man!
I truly believe that children have to be exposed to good intentions. They need to experience noble intentions. take some time and ponder upon this term 'intention'. Behind every good man, behind every successful action, behind every smiling face, behind every true friend, behind every true mother what is there is this INTENTION. any action in itself is not good or bad, it is the intention that makes it good or bad. Do you agree? Think!
And these intentions are very powerful. It can change the course of any individual and even a nation! If the intention of a CEO is to make 100 Billion dollars then only money matters! If the intention of a politician is to get the minister birth, then his actions are driven by that. So a question for all parents - What is your intention behind your child's growth? Is it that he has to take care of you when you are old? Is it that he has to be an engineer and get you good name? is it that he has to be the first always? Or is it 'LET THE CHILD BLOSSOM'?
I am leaving the blog with lot of loose ends. I have not connected all dots. It is because I have an intention behind writing this blog.
Life is a place to learn, but we need to know what to learn! In today’s life, most of the time, all of us are so bound to the outer circumstances that we forget what we need to learn, instead we end up in giving a try to learn, what others want us to learn!
ReplyDeleteSo now the question comes, Days are moving very fast, so we need to cope up with the fastness, along with it how do we give time, to know what needs to be learnt. ?
In childhood days, children are highly influenced by Parents & Teachers. Child mind works according to Parents or Teachers advice or their wish. Today’s education system is too hectic that, Children hardly get time to go out and play in mud, sand, soil, water, rain, etc etc etc..
In my school days, till 5th std, last period was PET (Physical education Training), we were allowed to play what we want, I still remember the days!!! Aha!!! If it is a sunny day, we use to play inside, if it is rainy day, we use to go out with our small small umbrella’s and play with the mud water which flows on the road, jump on it, walk on it. . . If it is winter day, enjoy the cold and enjoy the leaves falling from the trees.. WOW!!
Whether today’s children are getting these exposures??
Now a days hardly we see children out in the evenings playing, because they are too tied up with their home works, tuitions, studies.. Even if a child want to draw a picture or want to play out, Parents cant allow as children have got lot of home works, and if home works are not done, next day time for teachers to take action on the child! So ultimately end up with the books at school as well as at home, but are they liking it! ?
Another hindrance what I feel is Television. Lot of good programs comes in TV channels but child has to be well channelized towards good programs. But Parents are so busy at work station or fed up in their own tension world that not able to give right directions to the children!
But all of us needs to know, Child is always bound with external world, if we create a nice base, CHILD can BLOSSOM easily with a good intention or else seriously Children, Parents and Teachers will be in Tension forgetting all intentions!!
Let’s THINK!!!