"Why?" I asked myself.
Firstly, there's a need to accept that white hair has as little to do with age, as wisdom has to do with the years you've lived.
Secondly, he have to stop telling ourselves, as teenagers, that while times are changing, WE are changing but are parents are not changing. This is a misconception, to a large extent. They are evolving too.... not at the same rate as we are, but they are. It's tougher on them because, change to them means giving up what they've been made to believe since they were born. It's not easy for anyone to accept that they're wrong. Especially when they're being told as much, by a someone who is about a two decades or so younger than them.
Thirdly, there's a need for parents to understand that there's a difference between teaching a child HOW TO THINK and WHAT TO THINK. When you are telling me what to think, you are leaving no scope for me to experience and explore. When you're telling me how to think.., you're just laying down the facts, and leaving the decision to me. IF I make the wrong choice, you should be there to help me face it. But, when you're telling me what to do, there is no chance of me making a mistake, or learning how to face the consequences of my decisions.
Parents, elders as a whole... Justify these actions of theirs with a "I've seen more of the world than you. I know better." If you're telling me WHAT TO DO, how can I see the world? How can I EXPERIENCE?
I'm not saying that at 17 I'm capable of always making the right choices... I'm saying that at 40, YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE OF ALWAYS MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES...
Lay down the facts. Tell me what your opinion is. Tell me how and what you've seen happen in a situation as this. And then let me decide how and what I want to do.
How, when whatever I've done is what you've TOLD me to do, do you expect me to face this world? There are decisions to be made at every step in life. Tomorrow, when I have to make a decision, I'm not going to have you to fall back on. I have to make it. For which I need courage to believe that... 'Hey! This is what I think should be done. If I'm wrong, we'll change tracks.... If I'm right, then well done to me.'
I can't be worried that I MAY BE WRONG and then the world MAY end.
Hmm.. Seems like you had battle session with your parents lately
Q.Q
Thats when we start thinking such details.
~fEelix
....na, on the contrary i was talking to them about this...
...i fight with them all the time!!
:D
pk it is we have to in one place but otherwise did u hv a bad day r sumthin
hey d'pak. Thanks for visiting, however accidently...
nice...true...wish all parents followed what u hav said. they JUST have to accept that they are wrong at times and that their desicions are'nt always right
vrai. tres vrai
whatever the decision in the end... its the parents that got us into the world... they bore with us ... all the annoying things we did as a child... get our selves into a hell a lot of trouble etc.. atleast thats how it was for me...
not supporting either side... but u gotta feeeeeeeeeeeeel
heheh..
i have ntn against parents n all.... they've had so much to bear with me... its a wondr im nt on the roads as yet!
its jst the thinking part that got me thinking....!
wiiiillly billyyyyy
....nice.....i agree with ninju (sry i dunno the spelling of your whole name :D)
oi both u ayyah buggers.... Im nt even talking abt "not appreciating" what a parent does for his/her child!!!!
ggrrrrrr!
....raight....i agree with u and with ninju
i hadnt read ur blog i just wrote sumthin coz u wanted me 2
:D
hmm !!
nice post. Soundly backed by logic..
thanks for visiting matt.. im jst curious.. is the "hmm" in agreement, not in agreement or "this is boring and sucks"??... a lil confused..!
thanks for visiting and commenting shishir!!!
buxy shysh!! long time no see..
and my name is pronounced KLOBILEY!! acctually its niranjan
hi pk!!!
never fear. i do visit your blog. just took an...err...holiday??
great post. i feel the same way much of the time. really nice...
hey pk managed to reeeaaaad tht blog entry!!but seriously ur blog entries r a bit toooo loooonnnnnggg and a bit toooo serious!i mean ur always talking or woteva debating over serious issues!jus chill yaaaar.....i mean jus talk abt light stuff u kno the more fun issues;-)
k i was jus being frank
remember u asked for the comments
hehehe thanx kirthi..
..there are loads of "fun posts" too, but the thing is that this aint a "journal"... So, i jst talk and fight abt whatever comes to my head..!
thanx for visitng ;)