8th month…

Learning…Posing for Camera

Anirud is 8 months old and he crawls these days. It’s winter time in Kuwait and is quite cold. Also we do not have any heater in our house. Hence, we use the “pai” to lie down on the floor as otherwise it would be quite cold for bare feet. And as Anirud crawls on the floor it is a prerequisite in the absence of carpet. We did not buy carpet as it can accumulate dust, food particles and it would be difficult to clean even with vacuum cleaner. Also, it can create breathing issues due to accumulation pollen despite the cleaning.

Coming to the point, it surprises me how the kids know at such young age that someone is clicking their photos and they need to smile, show faces etc. It comes naturally to the kids and truly is a god given gift. There is no erudition involved in the process. If that’s how they are supposed to learn, on their own, perhaps with a little bit of guidance, here and there why do we enforce our will and conditioned schooling upon them when they grow up. I guess, that’s where the imbalance seeps in, where God invented something while Man dis-positioned it with his own predilection.

It has been said that the earliest part of the childhood are the most important and formative years in a person’s life. Yet, in today’s world, it becomes a conditioned process as per societal and familial demands. Not to say that I am any different from the crowd as I am yet to outgrow myself out of that mould. It’s not out of fear of being ostracized to follow the dictum, rather to provide a stable livelihood for the dependents. It may sound like an excuse but let’s say it’s also part of the reality.

And as part of that reality, my child is also sucked into the same vortex of life that’s consumed the vast majority of us in it’s intended path, not destined by God, but by the whims and fancies of Powerful People who hold sway over the mass population that follow the indoctrinated path.

Question is, will it change in the course of time, at least when Anirud grows up and stands on his own feet to face the multitude of challenges in front of him.

Answer is, I believe yes, he would be and individualistic person who can define and shape his own destiny as he deems rightfully his own despite the push and pull of parental, societal and economical needs.