You Don’t Stop Playing Because You Get Old, You Get Old Because You Stop Playing

I was down in the t.v lounge of my dad’s office the other day, playing table tennis with my brother, or perhaps ‘ getting a thrashing’ describes the activity more aptly, when two elderly men dressed in white entered the lounge, one was bald with a cap while the other, having a head full of black hair with few strokes of white here and there. They took their places on the seats along the walls, but me and my proud brother offered our places to them on the table, but it turned out so that the other two playing with us, left, and the two elder men took their places. I was actually willing to give up my position because I was sure these two guys would be swinging the bats for the first time in their lives and banging the new table in the process, while killing precious Master Chef episode time as well, but after the first serve I had altered my opinion a bit. Not only was it fast but it even had the essential spin that sends the ball straight into the net when it hits the opponent’s bat.

After having lost the first doubles game, my brother called one of them on (nicely) for a single’s game to face him without me hindering his impeccable game. But to his disappointment the old man still stood undefeated. It wasn’t the first time I had to sit by watching my brother’s game or perhaps even watching him lose(quite seldom) but looking at the way the old man play the way he played was a real treat. The agility with which he reacted and the swiftness with which he moved was remarkable. I could see the same enthusiasm in him as in any teenager, especially when he gave his remarks on the shots played. Cursing at an unforced error and applauding at a nicely timed shot showed that the playful spirit, hard to find in old people these days, had definitely not died in him. It was then that I realised that it’s the idea of being old and weak that prevents people from continuing their sport activities when they hit their mid-forties or fifties. Obviously, there are exceptions but I believe that if people continue with their exercises and sports they can definitely remain fit and healthy, while keeping their sporting spirit alive. So that brings us to the conclusion that you don’t stop playing because you get old, you get old because you stop playing.

Getting lazier and lazi..

Today’s generation is really going down the ‘take it easy’ road and it doesn’t want to exert itself in anything. The one thing a have in mind today is the way people type and write text messages. Although it may not annoy others too much, but I for one cannot bear it.  ‘gr8! c u dere’ , these type of messages are not only unbearable for me but they somehow seem foul as well, and if I receive such a message, I do not make any delay in deleting it, of course after reading it because everyone these days is affected by this slang and improper language, so it could be important.

Yes, I understand, that’s the point of the ‘short messaging service’, but I don’t think it would kill you to write one more letter to complete a word, and sometimes it happens so that people will write the wrong

spelling with the same amount of letters as the correct word, only seemingly less, and think of it as a short form. This shows that this ‘short’ messaging concept is turning into an unintentional misspelling habit, and also that we are getting lazier and lazier. And the person on the other end of the conversation will definitely think you don’t know how to write proper English(at least I do).

I prefer to write complete and whole sentences with proper vocabulary. Otherwise the person seems immature and confused. Don’t judge a book by its cover, eh? Well that’s really how I feel about such language. I don’t mean to offend anyone but that’s really how I see it. Looking forward to your views and comments. Happy and proper writing!

A Parent’s Most Valuable Possession

These days most children have both working parents and their lives are full of haste and hurries. They get little to see of their parents, let alone spending much time with them. Parents are providing their children with all the necessities and essentials. They make sure their children are getting quality education, any tuition, if required, soccer practice, piano lessons, basically they are entertaining each and every whim of their children and fulfilling all their needs and wants, but they are keeping their most valuable possession from them, and that is, their time. Without doubt, it is not easy, nor cheap, for parents to provide their children with all these facilities but giving them their time, their most priceless possession for which there is no recompense, is whats most difficult.

Getting them the best education will definitely make them smart but it will not make them the sort of human beings they would want them to become when they grow up. They will lack the essential attributes of any well nurtured child which cannot be attained at any

school or institute, but only at home under the guidance of parents. All the things children learn at home will reflect in their personalities all their life unlike any subject that any school teacher might teach them. No one else in the world will take out the time to tell them about the difficulties they will have to face in life and how they will overcome them, because only someone who really cares for you will tell you these things, and they are your parents. When others will laugh at your mistakes, your parents will be the one to correct you errors because no one is really concerned about you like your parents.

Parents should sit with their children to just talk to them, get to know how the day went and what problems they faced. This will make the family more ‘connected’ and children will keep getting the essential advice required to find their way in the world. Nothing is more valuable for children than their parent’s time, and I suggest that the lucky children with this gift should make good use of it, and learn from their parents as much as they can, while they still have time. I’ d love to hear your opinions and thoughts, looking forward to your comments!

Today’s Generation : Shorter and Meaner

It’s strange sometimes, to see the younger generation getting shorter and shorter. What they’re losing in their height, they’re definitely making up for it in their attitudes, becoming meaner and more uncivilized. It isn’t infrequent that you bump into a kid and he grunts and moves away, giving you a cold shoulder, without apologizing, but in some cases they even kick up a fuss and start an argument. I don’t remember myself or even my friends actually having the audacity to come up to our seniors in school and say as we pleased. We’ve been bullied but we never complained, and now that it’s our time to bully children around, these little savages have showed up.
Their problem is that they have too much freedom. Parents should keep a strict check on their children. They should stop telling their children to obey their orders by pointing out reasons. An order should remain as an order and not as an option for the child to reason out and choose whether to obey or not. A strict check on them will do them good inside and outside their homes.
And the boys these days! All conscious about their looks and hair. No one wants to be rough and tough anymore.

Maybe they’re all, like they are , because they study too much?Their studies are killing their childhood. Too much burden from studies doesn’t allow them to enjoy their lives as ‘children’.Every kid already know which university he’s going to go to, ‘exactly’ what he’s going to be in the future. They’re actually little offices making their own decisions. They need to stop worrying about the future so much and enjoy life. I know a boy who told me who wants to be a ‘chemical petrol engineer’ somewhere in Kuwait. I mean I don’t have any I idea what I’m gonna be doing in the future and these kids know which post they want to take up in what part of the world. They’re going to get their good share of hard work in life so they should spend this time enjoying themselves before its too late. This is simply my opinion and I do not intend to offend anyone.
I’m sure many others share my views, looking forward to your comments.