Denial

There is so much to learn in life. Everyday is a new experience. Some questions will badger you forever, there will be epiphanies and there will be late realizations. Nevertheless , one keeps learning. Introversion is both good and bad. What irritates me most is when I see my own traits in others. Quite ironical. Why is it that we are such hypocrites then?. Why is it that what we do is acceptable, but when others point it out or defer our actions or even act the same, it isn't? I think I know the answer….it has got to do with denial. But unfortunately, we are in denial of denial. Most times, self preservation blinds us.

Children of heaven

Today's kids are being raised in a world which is replete with information. The peer pressure is immense, there is a information overload and the world is not a safe place anymore.

I (we) grew up in environs which were radically different. The streets and playgrounds were safe, TV was only for Sunday mornings , cricket, hide-n-seek and marbles the order of the summer holidays and video games were non-existent. We had so much physical exercise just by enjoying ourselves.

But today's kids are under tremendous pressure to perform. When I grew up, there was more parental pressure than peer-pressure; competition was more intellectual than materialistic. Today, every kid is smart. They have to be and parents make sure their kid doesn't lose the rat -race so as not to lose face.

It is hard for kids to stay grounded now. They are innocent, but not childlike anymore. TV, a hectic lifestyle and a suddenly-burgeoning economy are to blame.

I hope that we realize that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit.