I DON’T WANNA’ DO MY HOMEWORK “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven” A “Tainted love” (Soft Cell 1981) which has deceived many and “Desperado” with these words-“why don’t you come to your senses” and “these things that are pleasing you can hurt you some-how” (Eagles 1973) denote and depict a false state of mind, a compensation of our own life. Do we realize that we have selected something other than our own action? We have settled for an imitation and not our own expression. We have been under the influences of dissuasion. We have made choices for inward security. We have not even realized the detriment which has caused even the idea for a choice unto some false “security”! I say this “detriment has been put upon us! We have been conditioned away from play! We need now to learn: where did “PLAY”- GO? “Playing” is given the connotation of being irresponsible and detrimental and some elude that it is even destructive! Do we allow play for our children as an environment for learning? Perhaps it is thought of as “fun time” where learning doesn’t occur—it is exactly the opposite! “Can Jeff come out to play” I would say after knocking or ringing the doorbell. The anticipation of- more life because of two friends- ready for action- was reigning! “Play” didn’t mean exactly what we did before either. It was left up to our whims! We had a hunger to be free- to change our formerly learned accomplishments: “We did that already” “I’m tired of this” “Let’s do something else now”. Playing is figuring things out for a creative endeavor. Play happens due to the fervency of life. Can we say it is also part of intelligence; learning? “I got an idea” “let’s build a fort” “I got a better idea” “let’s make our own pool table” “No” “Let’s play checkers”. But whatever was chosen back then was held on tight for the sake of developing an identity and to stay with creativeness. Learning to be confident with the mindset of exploring ideas! There were times when “I’m bored, I can’t think of something to do”, “what can we do?” “It’s boring at your house today”; now what is this? The process of thinking and coming up with “fun things to do” had been stifled somehow, perhaps the routine of a constant stress from the academic pressure at school won over that day; so can teachers make play with their deliverance unto learning? This process in our fervency of life wants also to take note, retain and remain in “play”. We want to learn, naturally! “Play” also wants to stay in that state of mind. The schedule of life put upon me has demanded and lead me away from play! When and how did it begin in my childhood? Now looking back did I develop a response to all this? Perhaps this is where my ego really came from!! Could it be my choice of security as per philosophies? But there have been “those things that have pleased me which HAVE hurt me”! (Eagles 1973) The striving, seemingly, going up stream and never ending. Swimming and yet feeling like this formula of and for life is getting me somewhere, yet for what and unto where? “I have chosen to love and it is “my security” OR “I have chosen the absorption of knowledge” and to what? Nullifying play? Something within me is distraught and unattended smothered by obligations, requirements and duties they have abounded-stifling me. Remember the sensation of-“Sorry I can’t play outside anymore”. That was the big hurt many times! We need our little child back! REFERENCES: Holy bible—JESUS “Desperado”— Eagles— (Henley and Frey) “Tainted Love”-- Ed Cobb composer-- originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 02:52:40 +0000
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