I was lazing comfortably on my sofa watching Discovery Channel when a ruckus occurred outside my house.
I peered out of the window and spotted 4 kids, all no more than 5 years old playing a game of tag.
Somehow the sights of them playing, running and screaming under the watchful eyes of their father invoke an overwhelming sense of calm, joy and peace in me.
Guess my fatherly instinct came knocking on me though I feel albeit too early in life.
Anyways, that led me to ponder "How would I want my kids to turn out?" That opened up a whole plethora of possibilities and ideas in my head.
Though I don't particularly care about how my kids would look like as that would depend heavily on my future wife's appearance as well, I do sincerely hope that they will at least have a decent face.
I would want him to be mentally strong, able to go through life's challenges and smart.
How am I to inculcate all this traits into him? Simply through sports.
I will introduce to him rugby- so that he can learn the value of esprit de corps and take hard knocks in life, cricket - for him to learn to be mentally strong and be a strategist as well and also soccer - simply to hone his dexterity and ability to think while he is tired.
Music will play a big aspect of his life.
Just like his father, music and the arts scene will give him joy and solace away from the cold harsh world.
He will revel in the beauty of art, literature and music.
I want my son to reap the joys that art, literature and music has given me.
I would also want him to be able to speak well and be confident in his abilities.
I read in a book that negative criticism can harm a child's emotional development.
Thus I have to curb my tendency to be sarcastic when I am around the boy.
I would encourage him to talk and ask questions.
Don't take things as they are, question them.
Why how what? As you can see, the list above has no academic matters align in them for I believe that there are much more skills in life that are not taught in school.
Schools will teach knowledge and academics relevant in the economic world, my wife and I teach life lessons and skills that determine the type of person he will be in life.
It will be morally presumptuous for me to decide how my child SHOULD turn out according to my perspective, but till the day he makes his own decisions, I will provide him these lessons to equip him to handle the biggest exam of them all, life.
I peered out of the window and spotted 4 kids, all no more than 5 years old playing a game of tag.
Somehow the sights of them playing, running and screaming under the watchful eyes of their father invoke an overwhelming sense of calm, joy and peace in me.
Guess my fatherly instinct came knocking on me though I feel albeit too early in life.
Anyways, that led me to ponder "How would I want my kids to turn out?" That opened up a whole plethora of possibilities and ideas in my head.
Though I don't particularly care about how my kids would look like as that would depend heavily on my future wife's appearance as well, I do sincerely hope that they will at least have a decent face.
I would want him to be mentally strong, able to go through life's challenges and smart.
How am I to inculcate all this traits into him? Simply through sports.
I will introduce to him rugby- so that he can learn the value of esprit de corps and take hard knocks in life, cricket - for him to learn to be mentally strong and be a strategist as well and also soccer - simply to hone his dexterity and ability to think while he is tired.
Music will play a big aspect of his life.
Just like his father, music and the arts scene will give him joy and solace away from the cold harsh world.
He will revel in the beauty of art, literature and music.
I want my son to reap the joys that art, literature and music has given me.
I would also want him to be able to speak well and be confident in his abilities.
I read in a book that negative criticism can harm a child's emotional development.
Thus I have to curb my tendency to be sarcastic when I am around the boy.
I would encourage him to talk and ask questions.
Don't take things as they are, question them.
Why how what? As you can see, the list above has no academic matters align in them for I believe that there are much more skills in life that are not taught in school.
Schools will teach knowledge and academics relevant in the economic world, my wife and I teach life lessons and skills that determine the type of person he will be in life.
It will be morally presumptuous for me to decide how my child SHOULD turn out according to my perspective, but till the day he makes his own decisions, I will provide him these lessons to equip him to handle the biggest exam of them all, life.
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