The cause for nothing-time
When I look back at my childhood, some of my most secure and happy moments are the most nonsensical things - standing near the old well and pretending it had gold inside it. Looking at the wierd bats flying between the coconut trees at dusk.. or trying to run outside in a manner that made me miss each of the lines in the squares of the concrete - the classic signs of too-much-idle-time. Today, we parents sometimes feel whether its a good idea to give our kids idle-time as much... dont they need music class? language class? dance class? The thing is - idle time is what will give my kid a chance to figure out what to when he is not-so-idle. Why would I engage him in his most important task of day-dreaming and just-being? Heck, my best ideas and decisions - including to marry and to have kids - came from excessive day-dreaming and knowing-nothing! haha? yes, haha!
When I look back at my childhood, some of my most secure and happy moments are the most nonsensical things - standing near the old well and pretending it had gold inside it. Looking at the wierd bats flying between the coconut trees at dusk.. or trying to run outside in a manner that made me miss each of the lines in the squares of the concrete - the classic signs of too-much-idle-time. Today, we parents sometimes feel whether its a good idea to give our kids idle-time as much... dont they need music class? language class? dance class? The thing is - idle time is what will give my kid a chance to figure out what to when he is not-so-idle. Why would I engage him in his most important task of day-dreaming and just-being? Heck, my best ideas and decisions - including to marry and to have kids - came from excessive day-dreaming and knowing-nothing! haha? yes, haha!
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