Ariel and Will Durant two brilliant minds, once observed “ The family is the nucleus of civilization”. But in a fast moving world, where ears are hooked on to ipods and mobile phones, a hip swaying generation is on the rise and gregariousness which the family and the kin nurtures is becoming alien.
Thanks to Power cuts and the hike in electricity charges... It has rendered a favour by flushing this virtual highway trotting generation out of their high-tech cloistered existence. Power cuts necessitate cutting off power to air conditioners and the modern culture guru, the cable TV . Power cut also impedes charging of mobile phones, ipods and laptops. So the cuts finally bring the jaded kids into the living room- the fire hearth of yesteryears and the cradle of conversations ! Though in snatches, in here, family ties begin to nurture..
So let the parents of today holler in joy …HIP HIP HOORAY TO POWER CUTS
Its said that, real education should begin at home, then the school or college… Well, the following words of a Family Life Specialist with the University of Wyoming’s Cooperative Extension Service, is worth pondering on :
“…families have always shown remarkable resiliency, or flexible adjustment to natural, economic, and social challenges. Their strengths resemble the elasticity of a spider web, a gull's skillful flow with the wind, the regenerating power of perennial grasses, the cooperation of an ant colony, and the persistence of a stream carving canyon rocks. These are not the strengths of fixed monuments but living organisms. This resilience is not measured by wealth, muscle or efficiency but by creativity, unity, and hope. Cultivating these family strengths is critical to a thriving human community.”
-BEN SILLIMAN
Where else can/ should these begin... but the family? Don’t you agree dear reader?
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