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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 01:43:50
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Well Done
Now that you have grown up
So strong and so tall my son
I see you can wear my trousers
Even my old ragged shoes
Well done
Now that you have grown a beard
I also see side burns and whiskers
You walk tall proud and sulky
And ignore your mums talk
Calling it nagging put down
Well done
My worry boy
Is that you are too pompous
Ignoring your mummy is wrong
She cannot lead you astray
And I too will always want you to win
Alas boy
You are too stubborn
For that I say beware
The chicken which ignores a hiss
Risks the wrath of a hurled missile
Broken bones and bruised skins
Added to dented egos
May lead you to doom
The world smiles at you
Laughs with you
Gives you false hope
But if you fall
The world would laugh at you
And we
I mean me and your poor mum
Will cry with you
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Dalton1
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Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 02:01:49
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Another one of my favorite poems, so beautifully written.
LESSON: family life
If ever in life you have children, there is a time when the child feels he/she is grown up, in which case he/she likes to act independent, without taking parent's advice.
The poem above talks about a stubborn boy under the guidance of his parents, now feels the pains of differences in opinion to his parents -whether right in his actions that his parents disliked or not. The point to note, it is disapproved by his parents -both daddy and mum. It could also resonate with life situations where someone who've been spoon-fed now feels too big (pompous), and thereby ignoring/forgetting his mentors who one time be.
The truth remains no matter how tall a tree grows, it still came from a little seed. In this case, the boy came from only his parents. If the boy's life is successful and a world's beneficiary, he will be for all. If he is crippled in luck, he belongs to only his parents.
On the parent, it is a challenge -the pain of loosing a love one to the society, whose mind might be polluted even further. It is like giving up at the middle of a tough battle. The parent's heart -pure!
In conclusion, the moral lesson of the poem, thus: That everyone must respect their parents. The poem in few words: Ungratefulness, disobedience and forgetfulness from a son to his parents.
Thanks bro Kanibaa.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 17 Apr 2008 02:12:17 |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Apr 2008 : 03:11:39
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| Spot on bro Dalton . You surely read it through and thanks for the remarks .The challenges of family life in the diaspora as well as back home can be so daunting at times . At times one sees all ones efforts of child upbringing go to waste with polluted ideologies and societal inputs which may at times be good but many a time so very bad and counter productive. The copycat attitude of some our young ones nowadays open them to such risks that at times lead them to unfortunate accidents or should I say reckless encounters and which could have otherwise been averted. The ancients have so wisely said that a cow never leads it young to poisonous grass ;wittingly ,nor does it feed it with infected milk.That said , we do have some bent minded individuals who now not only pollute the minds of other peoples kids but do the same to their own. Coming to Europe or the west should not make us want to abandon our good old family ties and accept the goodness of respecting our elders and listen to their healthy advice. As no matter how long a log stays in the river it can never turn into a crocodile.Another fact is that if ones child succeeds in life he/she is normally acclaimed by many but the failures are duly referred to as so and so person's son or daughter. The good ones are every body's ideal son/ daughter and they would call them their own whereas the failures are only the sons or daughters of their parents as no one wants them that way.Our traditional norms and values are at times considered crude and uncivilized but I spit on some so called civilized values that are seen as trendy in the west. |
Edited by - kaanibaa on 17 Apr 2008 03:27:26 |
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