I still remember those slim, rectangular books that had the pictures of Gods and Angels. I remember, how they spoke about the virtues of life, taught us what is right and wrong, good and bad, truth and lies. ''To err is human and to forgive is divine''-they used to read and we used we say in unison-those were the books of 'Moral Science'.
At home parents used to teach us to speak the truth and to be good always, to be giving and forgiving. Even those fairy tales, which we listened with utmost silence as our Grand parents narrated them with alacrity, creating pictures in front of our eyes and as we slept we dreamt to be one of those noble kings, when we grow up, spreading the goodness around, felt so true and beautiful. Those were the stories of honesty and truthfulness, of virtues and tolerance and of forgiveness and all of them had one ending--Truth always wins, overcoming the evil.
But now after 26 years of my life, when i look back at all those moments i feel so futile about the stories. The world that we our parents tried to show us, perhaps never existed and if at all it existed it was a 'neverland' that is still to be discovered.
I have always felt the hardest thing in this world is to be a parent. Growing up your child into a nice human being who can face the world and move with his or her head held high, well, not all parents can do that. I really wonder how difficult it would be to be a father or a mother--always answering the innumerable questions that the inquisitive mind of the youngs are clouded with, saving them from the worldly evil forces, nurturing them everyday with diets of nobility, instilling in them the confidence so that they can take on the world in the future. It is difficult, but our parents managed it.
But can we do it with same amount of efficiency? can we conjure up images of the same wonderland in front of their eyes? can we still impart the lessons of virtues of life? Honesty, truthfulness, tolerance, forgivenss and hardwork--won't all these things sound alien to them? Will they believe us? perhaps not.
The world is shrinking so fast, thanks to globalisation. Today we are exposed to every little thing in this world and that too just at the click of the mouse. We can see, listen, and say whatever we want. Our life is no more ours, it is a public property. Even without your knowledge there might be a peeping tom around exposing ur personal life to the world.
In this overt world, can we succeed in showing them a rosy picture of the world? I don't think so. But does that mean we shoud give up? No.
In this 'maddening' world, where everyday truth dies an unceremonious death, where honesty and hardwork are ravaged by the power and money clout--it is important for the parents to teach their kids to be tactful, they should know the art of manipulation so that he or she can protect themselves from vices and demons of the world, they should be shown the real picture. It is important to instill in them the art and tenacity to fight with the biggest monster-the 'self' coz if they can win over it, they can rule the world.
Don't try to change the society, no one can change it-these are bookish things that should remain confines to the boundaries of books only. If you want to change anything then change your attitude towards life, whenever your belief shakes and you start to fumble take the course of your life in your hand. If you can protect yourself from 'the demons of the world' then you can change the world---these is the truth of the present world and that's what the parents should teach their wards.
At home parents used to teach us to speak the truth and to be good always, to be giving and forgiving. Even those fairy tales, which we listened with utmost silence as our Grand parents narrated them with alacrity, creating pictures in front of our eyes and as we slept we dreamt to be one of those noble kings, when we grow up, spreading the goodness around, felt so true and beautiful. Those were the stories of honesty and truthfulness, of virtues and tolerance and of forgiveness and all of them had one ending--Truth always wins, overcoming the evil.
But now after 26 years of my life, when i look back at all those moments i feel so futile about the stories. The world that we our parents tried to show us, perhaps never existed and if at all it existed it was a 'neverland' that is still to be discovered.
I have always felt the hardest thing in this world is to be a parent. Growing up your child into a nice human being who can face the world and move with his or her head held high, well, not all parents can do that. I really wonder how difficult it would be to be a father or a mother--always answering the innumerable questions that the inquisitive mind of the youngs are clouded with, saving them from the worldly evil forces, nurturing them everyday with diets of nobility, instilling in them the confidence so that they can take on the world in the future. It is difficult, but our parents managed it.
But can we do it with same amount of efficiency? can we conjure up images of the same wonderland in front of their eyes? can we still impart the lessons of virtues of life? Honesty, truthfulness, tolerance, forgivenss and hardwork--won't all these things sound alien to them? Will they believe us? perhaps not.
The world is shrinking so fast, thanks to globalisation. Today we are exposed to every little thing in this world and that too just at the click of the mouse. We can see, listen, and say whatever we want. Our life is no more ours, it is a public property. Even without your knowledge there might be a peeping tom around exposing ur personal life to the world.
In this overt world, can we succeed in showing them a rosy picture of the world? I don't think so. But does that mean we shoud give up? No.
In this 'maddening' world, where everyday truth dies an unceremonious death, where honesty and hardwork are ravaged by the power and money clout--it is important for the parents to teach their kids to be tactful, they should know the art of manipulation so that he or she can protect themselves from vices and demons of the world, they should be shown the real picture. It is important to instill in them the art and tenacity to fight with the biggest monster-the 'self' coz if they can win over it, they can rule the world.
Don't try to change the society, no one can change it-these are bookish things that should remain confines to the boundaries of books only. If you want to change anything then change your attitude towards life, whenever your belief shakes and you start to fumble take the course of your life in your hand. If you can protect yourself from 'the demons of the world' then you can change the world---these is the truth of the present world and that's what the parents should teach their wards.
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