SOS- Act before its too late

by Sampreeth kotian   Jul 28, 2017


The parks seem empty, devoid of sound.... Hardly a child prancing, gleefully, around.... The slides are unused, the swing stands still... Games are all over, but no children to fill.... Active sports which were a craze, traded for a joystick... Laptops, mobiles and video games providing the new"kick".... Children content exploring, the world in their gadgets, cool.... With the child sweating outdoors, getting termed as "the fool". With the world getting more smarter, choices galore too... Kids adapted, turned rigid, became difficult to woo.... Advice to play outdoors, our kids no longer heed... They feel they know it all, just don't see the need... But who's to blame for this, technology of today ??? For not involving kids outdoors, keeping gadgets at bay??? Can we from their packed schedule, some moments of play, steal ?? Its easier said than done, Introspection may reveal. But all is yet not lost, our kids, may still understand... To discipline from early days, we have to play our hand.... To manouvere them outdoors, break their addiction net.... To lead by example, seems easily the best bet ????

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  • 7 years ago

    by Milly Hayward

    Really very enjoyable well rhymed piece with great subject matter. Technology may save time but it removes so much more with regards to learning life skills. When we were young we would go to the library and search through hundreds of books to find the answers to questions for the weekly competition. There would be lots of kids all competing but equally forming new friendships and teams would sprout up all working together with much discussion and debate on what the questions really meant etc. Now we just Google everything.

  • 7 years ago

    by Sushmita Mitra Chetri

    With the developing technology, we are forgetting what is best for us....We are more engrossed in the artificiality of things around us.
    Very appealing and thought provoking.
    Great work.
    ~W

    • 7 years ago

      by Sampreeth kotian

      Dear Winnie... Thanks for your comments. I also felt its quite a relevant topic and penned down my thots.

    • 7 years ago

      by Sampreeth kotian

      Dear Winnie... Thanks for your comments. I also felt its quite a relevant topic and penned down my thots.

  • 7 years ago

    by Sachin Poojary

    Wow..

  • 7 years ago

    by Tanu Ghai

    Awesome sami... wat use of words ???????? Simply beautiful

  • 7 years ago

    by Em

    I wish I could nominate this but I'm out. This is a powerful and hard hitting piece. I made sure when I have my niece's and nephew that I take them on a walk and limit their TV time etc.. it's so infuriating to see empty parks or parks with kids who are meant to be enjoying playing together on their phones!!

    Take care

    • 7 years ago

      by Sampreeth kotian

      Thanks Em !!! I also felt this is a relevant topic.. Infact my friend prodded me to pen it down based on her experience with her kids.

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