I came across an interesting piece in the paper recently, that many of you may find very relevant:
"When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names for hell."
(Brian W. Aldiss)
While at first glance it may appear to be rather negative, the message in a way urges us to keep the child in us alive for as long as possible, lest we turn to "corpses", which is a very regular happening in today's world of racing against deadlines, endeavouring to meet sky-high (sometimes unreal) expectations and the mad race to be right at the top of the heap, even if that means sacrificing peace, tranquility, joy, family and friends at the altar of "success". The worst bit is that often "success" is a concept ill-defined and incorrectly perceived by most...
My take on this is that today's generation (at least in
Thought most of the people may be able to relate to all this. Let's just hope none of us turns to "corpses", the child within is preserved and helps us see the beauty of life and society in all its vibrant shades rather than as a "politer name for hell".
I look forth to the views of those who may come across this bit on the Web.
Cheers!
Pranav
1 comment:
This is another article i liked a lot coz somehow, i can relate to this one..there is a child inside all of us who is lost somewhere in today's world of endless fights and competitions, to make a living and to prove itself as an important and more than that, elligible part of the society..for which we have to lose that innocent part of us and have to act as so called grown ups who look at everything with a practical point of view rather than thinking from heart and being emotional about it..which actually takes the child away from us and hence the little little joys as well..I would also hope for the same which you are quoting in the statement, "Let's just hope none of us turns to "corpses", the child within is preserved and helps us see the beauty of life and society in all its vibrant shades rather than as a "politer name for hell".
Let's hope that we can keep the child inside us forever alive and hence can enjoy the beauty of the little things and can feel the joy behind them endlessly..
Bhagya.
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