My article might seem like a
sermon to few, but I am trying to convey a point, which is lost to the
majority. The worst thing about today’s No-Times world is that often, we don’t have
much time for our kids. In order to avoid spending time with them, we often
send them to watch tv, or give them mobiles, tabs to play game. So that we
continue doing our much needed office work or finish that latest juicy gossip
with our neighbor. Many parents complain, that the
kids do not listen to them or they seem like an alien. Well, I can say they
would prefer listening to their dear tv and phones, at least that keep them
occupied and entertained.
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| Ancient Scriptures |
Like every other thing on planet,
you need to spend time with your kid, nurture the relationship so that the bond
strengthen. And one of the best way is to narrate stories to them. Whatever you
want to convey to them, tell it through stories. They can easily relate to it
and it will remain with them. Moreover, do you know that our
scriptures like Ramayan and Mahabharat do not simply tell us the stories, but
they used to narrate important life lessons to us. For eg. In Mahabharat when the Pandavas were
send to exile, where a palace of lac was build for them by Kauravas. The moment
Pandavas stepped inside ,they felt something is amiss, they can get burned in
the palace anytime ,so they started preparing escape route. This is not a mere story this
shows the importance of observation and preparing a back up plan. If we narrate
the importance of back up plan to our kids, they will get irritated but
incidents like these, really come handy. Similarly in Ramayan there is an
incident, where Hanuman ask lakshman –How will he recognize Sita? Lakshman immediately
tells Hanuman, that he hasn’t seen Sita beyond her feet and Ram will
explain Sita features briefly. This incident teaches, the respect towards
women folk. With the rising incidences of rape and domestic violence , this
incident really comes handy that one should not look at the females with
lustful eyes.
Similarly in Kuran it is mentioned, that the
way to heaven is in mother’s feet, even in Ramayan the importance of
taking care of old parents is taught by Shravan Kumar story. Don’t you think
that today’s generation need to learn these stories, otherwise the old age home
will be on rise.
These are just few of the
examples , our scriptures are filled with plenty of them. My request is narrate
stories to the kids, apart from giving them lessons it also fuels their imagination.
And even you don’t know, in a way you are equipping your little soldiers with
the right ammunition for the future battles.
Few must read books for the kids
are Ramayan, Mahabahrat, Shivaji,Dr.Abdul Kalam , all these are available in Amar Chitra Katha series. Yes, another important point after teaching the
stories to the kids, next day ask question about the same, so that maximum recall
is there and show them you tube videos.