Children
At the time, I am writing these lines I am not a father yet,
but I think a chapter about the future of this planet is beyond important.
The shifts of our society have produced pictures like families going out to eat and toddlers being kept quiet behind tiny handheld devices flickering.
Youngsters at supper texting below the rim of the table on their phones to their brothers, sisters, and friends across the table instead of talking, and not rarely parents themselves checking their phones.
Now the obvious of missing out on a rare family union time, and the distraction on something as important as food intake, I do not have to elaborate about.
What truly frightens me is that now already from very little on the universe is portrayed in a box the size of a box of cigarettes and as such the image of the universe is similarly small received?
While reaching out and expanding and taking in all the vastness of information at any time provided, and interact with all one’s senses to the open field, a forced field of small box focus provides nothing but distraction.
The created feeling of non-present, and an illusionary representation of the world, can only condition an offspring with limited views.
We need open- minded beings creative to unlimited problem solving and experiences of freedom and endlessness rather than a box that causes emotional stress if already failing just because of an empty battery.
This narrowness of the depth of field over generations, in my humble opinion, could have devastating results. Also, the lack of social or as a matter of fact any other skills that are related to experiences where one’s body is fully involved and senses are trained and mastered.
When I was three, my parents switched partners, in the sixties where the sexual revolution seemed to promise possibilities. To me it was not a liberation but a loss of a father, resulting in trauma and an inferiority complex I still, now in my 50ties struggle with.
I could list all sorts of things I thought my parents fell short of what I needed for a truly healthy childhood, but I find that every family has skeletons in their closets, and it is quite normal to a certain extent, to grow up with obstacles.
Reflecting on those later to overcome them and take full self-responsibility to grow into one’s own person is the process of growing up.
Nevertheless to take care as much as it is possible, and contribute to the learning curve of your children with love and care, is something necessary for the future of this planet and just out of convenience shoving a flickering toy in front of your kid instead of taking the time and effort to communicate and face challenges provided by children is a convenience habit that will have taught the children nothing else but being mutually lazy with their future offspring.
So I am not against technology, and well- spent time with these tools that can be very well integrated and educational and nurturing in their application.
The temptation to simply avoid the responsibility of having children in the first place not out of selfishness but rather a knowing that they are brought into the world as a miracle and be treated as such in a way to provide and bring to one’s best ability, and one’s best efforts to those new visitors of this planet, seems as natural to me as I am sure is to an experienced father in a moment of tranquil self-reflection.
There are societies where it isn’t the parents who raise the kids but the grandparents.
The underlying principle idea that the older generation, who is closer to returning where we are all coming from, can provide more knowledge by being closer to this source, where the new and the new offspring just emerged from.
And just as well as the kids providing everything needed for the old folks to transgress in to the world where they just recently came from.
This might sound slightly esoteric to some of my readers here but when you think of it, doesn’t it make much sense and isn’t that not may be exactly why grandparents are going nuts about their grandchildren and vice versa.
Isn’t it grandma and grandpa who often remind us in their behavior, of the behavior of kids?
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Self esteem is built on positive interaction from others. A technical device just cannot deliver that need. It is such a cheap substitute. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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Truly said it. I appreciate this post. Yes all there is is love. My parents do play big roll on my kids upbringing. direct passing of knowledge and teaching of humility of that generation.
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