Friday, December 7, 2007

a little story

I got to change my habit. I need to open up my blog first before anything else. Practically everyday I started off wanting to write. By the time I go thro’ the sites I read, the climate changed!
Well today I will tell a story.
Once upon a time, there was a little boy. He loves nature. One day daddy decided to take him camping. Daddy made the decision on the spot without consulting or preparing little boy. Off they went and guess what; boy got traumatize by the trip. Because of that, he wasn’t even sure if he loves nature anymore.
Everyone helped and talked to boy and boy feels OK. He puts away his nature collection and decided to look at it only when he is ready. He tries .He is not angry with the father and neither does he react negatively towards camping trips. He just still does not want to go on another trip.
He discovers that he still loves nature and all that it represent. He knows too that going camping is a good way to get near nature. But every time he feels he is ready to try another trip, daddy reminds him of the last trip. He knew he has to face up to whatever that happens on that camping trip.He wish he knew why daddy always reminds him of what happened just as he wants to try another camp.
Lately, he feels that with the reminder, he still would want to try it out. Now daddy says yes but he (daddy) decided that he should go on a tougher camp. Little boy then decides that’s it. He is not going to any camp this holiday. Rougher or otherwise.
I wonder why daddy still did what he did. Someone says that he is trying to tell the son that he is beyond the worry and the negative feelings towards camp. But does the story need to go on and on. Should the boy just have blind faith about the father’s decision or should he just leave things to fate and accept that daddy is just like that?

1 comment:

Uncle Paul said...

some daddys never change just like anyone with some sort of "experience" and cant see things from a new perspective.
If the child realises that the daddy is still singing the same old song and fighting over certain battles and inadequacies and insist on being the strong one etc, the child should look to others for strength, encouragement and uplifting.
Some people like the daddy needs much more time to change and some never does , so it is better not to go there and move on to better and brighter things with those who can and are willing to help in a positive and constructive ways. that's my take