The Broken Sanctuary

A child's mind is a 'sanctum ' a place where one is free from intrusion.A view through a child's lens would show a colorful and picturesque vision or in more related terms 'organic'. The vision maybe something about a run among the greens….or a soccer game in the middle of the road….a chase after a butterfly… a friendly shout for the cricket ball….or a hit for a six on the neighbor's window pane….a party over snack time or much earned sleep over at a friends place…

But it is about a view to kill. Look through the child's lenses once again, focus and observe the vision.The childhood is being transformed into a danger zone due to online perils, endless hours of school work, the nightmares of examinations, the violence in schools and the exploitation of innocent teenagers. The vision doesn't end in the child's mind. It translates into depression, phobias, and suicides. The curtains fall when the rat race to win the game of clarifying entrances and examinations breaks the stage and the innocent mind of the child is uprooted like a winged seed which has no destination.

The child is confused with the transmission and development of knowledge and skills. He has to learn it all or spend it all…!The expectations of parents rise above their own. Listening, speaking writing have to be honed with new ways of learning. The interconnected activities,  the multi tasking of the brain is actually freezing the minds of these innocent children. The society is the wrong perception that these skills are being provided to encourage learning opportunities.

We all need to be aware that child's early year's matter. The joys of being connected with elders in the families during vacations are being sacrificed by summer courses abroad. The chase after a butterfly now ends at a coaching center. There has to be a voice to make a hue and cry that the drive for results in this rat race has taken a toll on the innocence of children. The stressful and structured school education has murdered the artistic and creative bent of mind among the children. The inspiration for everyday work and life leads nowhere but to depression.

The talk the play, the fun, the food of children are all curbed by transmission and development of education, digitalization of the simple aspects of life has murdered their natural instincts. The voice has to be heard. The action plan has to be set into place. The culprits of this view to kill need to reflect about the needle in the straw!

The grave consequences of this rat race are evident.A fair chance should be given to the children to live the freedom they deserve. The need of the hour is to put a hold on these culprits of the society. A revamp is required into the Child's Right to Education where education is not a burden. Last but not the least a  law should be made which recognizes and protects the intricacies of a true childhood to build back the broken sanctuary….

About the Author: Faraz Haider is a core part of the social club. He is a jovial chap who is always up for a quick chat. He is also the person to go to when you need an encouraging word. Else, you can see him being his usual happy-go-lucky self around the college.