Time and again these days, my mind is a hotch potch of thoughts triggered by experiences...some good, some bad and some bitter, that leave footprints on my heart and raises several questions. The question that frequently bothers me these days is about virtues and vices. Most of my virtues I feel are slowly becoming outdated or are rather treated as vices or I feel that way maybe because I am pushed around because of them. With my so-called virtues, I am too idealistic, which again has no place in todays new age world. Silence, tolerance, adjusting, understanding are words to be thrown in the trash. Traits like being mean, cunning, shrewd must be cultivated. I believe in being defensive. Strike only if you are in danger. But the new age mantra is....Strike, so that nobody would dare you.
What I am...I am.....major changes may not be possible in me as I am way past my formative years, but my confusion these days is what values should I pass on to my son, so that he can live a good and peaceful life later? I would like to mention two incidents here. One I experience in the park several times. I always tell my son to wait his turn. While waiting, some lady will just barge in and say "its my child's turn"....another incident happened in a mall. My niece and her mom were coming down an escalator and they spotted a lady giving away balloons. She was asked by her mom to wait her turn and request that lady to give her one. Behind them was a family with a small boy. His father told him.....once the escalator touches down...just run and grab a balloon. My niece was looking at her mother and her mother was in a turmoil. Fortunately, she got a balloon and the other boy didnt. But the situation could have been the reverse. This incident did trigger the big question in our minds.....Is what we are teaching our children relevant?? Or should they be programmed in any other way?? What is right and what is wrong? ....this is a debatable issue and I am still searching for answers....
