We
have a fish tank at our home. Normally, we keep small fishes in our fish tank
and enjoy watching their growth. We ensure changing them, once they grow and
needed to have more space to roam around. Few days ago my little one noticed
that the fishes have grown and said “Mumma, we should now get the big Fish Tank
for our fishes.”
“Why?”
I asked.
“Our
fishes have become Big now.” he replied.
“So
what?” I made the conversation longer.
“Look
Mumma, God has made this ‘Big Earth’ for us and we (being a human) can go
anywhere we want. Don’t you think these fishes will need more space to move
around?” he replied. And I loved his way of interpretation.
“You
are absolutely right. But God has made big Ocean on this earth for fishes.
We’ll do one thing; we’ll send these fishes to the ocean instead of getting a
big Fish Tank.” I suggested purposely.
“No
Mumma, we can’t do that now.” He replied eagerly.
“Why?” I asked.
“Mumma,
these fishes have grown but they are still too small for the Ocean. There will
be big fishes like shark & jellyfish in the ocean which will eat our
fishes. Let our fishes grow more and then we’ll send them to the Ocean” he
replied and I was amazed to hear his statement of wisdom.
This
conversation with my child made me think about relationship between parents and
a child. Our parents have always kept an eye on our growth. And as per our age
& demands, our parents have always given us a bigger fish tank – the needed
space to roam around and grow naturally; obviously with certain restrictions on
few areas.
At
the teenage we feel such restrictions are annoying and our parents are keeping
us away from our desired freedom. We feel we don’t have enough space to take
our own decisions. Sometimes, we fight for our freedom and misbehave. But no
matter what we do, we don’t get that freedom to step into the Ocean of reality till
a certain age.
But
after getting into the ocean of reality we can understand that those restricted
areas were just for our safety. We were feeling more secure at the childhood
because of those restrictions; we were feeling more loved because of those
caring hands and we were completely enjoying our life because our parents were
always there to watch our growth.
Yes,
God has made this ‘Big Earth’ for us to enjoy it with full freedom. But to get
the strength of living our life with courage, God has gifted us our parents;
who nourish our childhood with love & care and always try to keep us safe. Thank
you God for this thoughtful gift and Thank You Mumma-Pappa for providing a
perfect ‘Fish Tank’ at each stage of my childhood… ad
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