I feel like something has slipped our minds. Yes, to be compassionate and sympathetic. Living in this buzzing world, we forgot to practice moral values for ourselves and to inculcate the same in our children too.
I am going to share a gripping narrative on how our firstborn reminded us to be compassionate to the voiceless.
On a casual evening, after a busy day, my husband and I were sitting on the couch relaxing sipping our evening beverage. Our two naughty nuts were playing with their pile of toys and were running around the house. I was talking about pigeons that landed on our balcony opposite Lord Ganesha’s idol which was kept on the balcony. We both were discussing the reason for frequent visits of the pigeons as one of them laid two eggs on the balcony floor, and we were fuzzing about the thought what if these eggs hatch here and after which our balcony becomes a hub for the pigeons? Following that, my husband was insisting me to inform the maid to relocate the eggs by taking them down to the apartments the very next day.
Our first born, who was 7 years old, interrupted us to convince us not to shift the eggs. He re-narrated the story which was told to him as a bedtime story. Mummy and Daddy prayed to God to give two children and God gifted me and my little brother to you both, similarly, the mummy and daddy pigeon prayed to our Lord Ganesha for two little children and God gave them these two eggs which will hatch into small baby pigeons very soon. Why must you think about relocating them? Where will these pigeons go and search for their eggs? We, as a family, should protect these eggs and help the mummy and daddy pigeons to get their baby pigeons out safely. We both were stunned with his thoughts and agreed to leave the eggs on our balcony for them to hatch.
Sometimes, we are so engulfed with our routines that we forget the basic moral values of life. Children always remind us to hold on to our values and morals. Let’s open our minds to learn from them.
Karthika Devan, Parent of Nalan Gadala – 2J
