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Monday, August 24, 2015

TALE 43 - Child tutor...

He, a very cheerful child of tender age 4
He asked questions, many questions...
Once he asked his mom about death...
Do we all die? 
Yes my dear we all do...
O mommy I don't want to...
There is still a lot of time my baby...
When will you die mom?
I don't know baby...maybe when I become really old...
Why do we become old mommy?
Because that's how nature works honey, one is born one grows up becomes old and dies...
Isn't that sad mommy? Why are we born then if we all have to die???
Pondering over thoughts of whether to explain the concept of rebirth at this age the mother says... Come here...
She explains to him about the seed germination he learnt from school... How a seed holds the capacity to produce a tree which bears fruit which contain seeds which when come in contact with the soil regenerate offsprings...
So even after the parent tree dies, life cycle continues....
So I am a seed mommy? Or am I a tree???
Mom smiles... Omg... There ought to be some way to do it well...
Mommy, grandpa will die any time now, is it? He asks with shocked disbelief...
Ahh.... He ll live till he is strong...
If he gets ill or falls sick he, his body might not be able to recover and he just might... Well, one day for sure!!!
Tears in his little eyes he hugs her.
Oh mommy... All of you will go one day and I will be alone...
Thinking over introducing him to the concept of - his family his kids she contemplates...
This would lead to more questions...
She says... Why are you worrying about tomorrow baby? Today you have all of us...
So we might as well have fun till we are there for you...
We ll see what is to be done when time comes...
Let's not waste our today...worrying about tomorrow darling...
Come let me give you a squish...
She hugged him tight making notes for herself...
About her concepts ideas of time and people around her...
She says... High time... I need to start living and loving more everyday...
She decides to raise him on the basis of love and now, not fear...
It becomes her responsibility then to practice what she preached...
A child gives birth to a mother
How true!!!
‪#‎notsotinytales‬
- Prajakta Sathe.

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