Penguin RushWhat’s Going On In There?
There is a local saying that pretty much goes like this, “Our hair is identical black, but one can never tell what goes on in our heads.” Of course, nowadays, that is half true. Malaysians can also have hairs of different colours, either from own colouring or as a result of a mixed marriage. But the other half is still very true today, and forever will be. We can never tell what goes on in another person’s head, let alone other people knowing what we are thinking.True, adults have more problems compared to children and teenagers. But adults have better knowledge and experiences in easing their burdens, hopefully the right way. You know how experts always encourage parents/guardians to tap on their children’s potential, right from their early start. But unfortunately, sometimes parents/guardians concentrate so much on this aspect, they forget to uncover another aspect which is equally important; i.e. their problems and issues.
A lot of things can go on in a child’s or a teenager’s mind. Underneath that cute, good looking, chubby, scrawny, innocent or wild exterior, things can get pretty messy in ‘there’. A child may admire a political figure, a famous scientist or an athlete and aim to become one. But a child can also wish for a ‘figure’ who is missing in his/her life and start to manifest how the ‘figure’ will be like. But the thing is, this ‘figure’ may or may not come true in the child’s life.
A child may be influenced to do good deeds, but a child can also be talked into doing vices. A child may have the goals to live on, but a child can also feel so lost and be thinking about suicide; wanting to end it all. As dark as it can be, this is a brutal truth. Before becoming an adult, children go through a very fragile state especially when they are teenagers. We’ve heard cases of someone who comes from a wrecked family but turns out fine as an adult. But someone who comes from an average family may take the wrong path, later in his life.
So, have you dug deeper into your child’s mind?
© Copyright Abdun N.A. - Malaysia; Monday 14/04/03; 08:24pm (modified from my Toastmasters speech)
posted by The Pisces Man @ 6:00 pm
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