Childhood Cogitation

2009-02-03T08:35:00.000-08:00

Written by: Vivian Teoh

As a person, even as a child, adolescent and even an adult, we have many ruminations in life.

"What if... "? Many what ifs on everyone's tongues and words. The contemplation in everyone's mind, on what if they did or did not do something. Please read on, as this is something that you can relate to.

I, near 17 years old of age in a few months time, am a person full of dubiousness, questions and more questions. There are so many what ifs in a person's life that makes the seed of doubt grow and of course, an age old of regrets.

Living in Taiping , a small town in the state of Perak and in the country of Malaysia, gives you that much chance to stumble onto any playground from a mere stroll at the Lake Gardens, to driving past the tennis courts etc. Watching children playing and running around with sweat trickling down their young, carefree and light-hearted smile faces, most people will smile to themselves reminded of their young years where nothing matters and there is no weight of the world on their shoulders.

But, I don't.

I reminisced the younger days of mine, when I was a child. I thought back and wondered how much did I missed? The big question mark is always at the back of my mind. Looming like a creature wanting to haunt me of the past I never had. Mind you, I am not complaining, I have felt that I am a lucky child. Despite everything, I have never felt what it feels like to run around, play "chase", or tag, or just being a kid.

Have you had a childhood ? What does it feel like to be with other children?

The truth is, I have never been to a nursery, a kindergarten etc. I kid you not. I have never had the chance to make new young friends as a child. Not to mention the only child.

Yes, my parents/family have plenty of friends who have children about my age at that time. They were either mostly younger than me and even at that age, I have felt a weird sense of responsibility to take care and mind them. My parents are mostly away for business when I was young, even though then, my mother was a very strict parent. I can't say there's much difference now, but the years have softened her in some ways and hardened her in more parts.

Growing up, I have felt that everything is full speed ahead for me. Even at a real young age, I have been given many responsibilities and the pressure that will be felt by an adolescent in the midst of preparing for an important exam. Though it was some time back, I can remember clearly of what was I thinking at that very time ; "Why can't I play like the other children?"

Hence, I have felt a sense of importance by being able to be trusted with such responsibilities. Though, at certain times, these memories flashes in unnecessarily and there's that deep-seated root of regret. From this point, I felt weird that I do not have a childish fantasy, and I am not eager to grow up - It's understandable that most young people wants to be a grown-up person.

Ask any grown woman/man, do they want to rewind time and be a child again? They will tell you without a hint of hesitation, the answer is yes. There are many things in life that are so inexplicable. Such as the mind. Many minds or brains works in different mysterious ways. I have felt the pain and the stress in the future at such a young age, and I can feel the young 6 year old in me screaming inside "Why do you feel like such a 4o year old now?"

Why? If I may ask myself, I can never acted in a tomfoolery manner. Yes, even 10 years ago. This might sound unbelievable, but my thoughts and actions have matured fast. And having a non-existence childhood, is one of the reasons that provoked the pressure on me, for growing up so fast internally. For thinking ahead etc.

I have tell my tale in the shortest way possible to let you get the gist. It has been said that I am a very reserved person and I do not like sharing my tales or my secrets, but this is a one-off.

One-off for the parents/family of the child/children to know, that a child needs their childhood. Let them have some fun in their lives to let them felt that they have been a child and enjoyed their wastages of their childhood having fun and not feeling the burden of an adult. It is healthier to let them have their fair share of work and play as you might want them to be an educated person in the future.

And that's about it on childhood, and I am Vivian, the other writer for this site,

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Welcome

2009-01-26T23:29:00.000-08:00

Written by: Ameera Surekha

Hello!

Welcome to this blog. I'm assuming most of you have are now on this blog came from the Facebook Cause Page.

An average of 1000 CHILDREN dies everyday.

Numbers maybe small to some people but trust me 1000 is the average. With wars going on and other child exploitation there are even more CHILDREN who suffers the consequences.

I am not here to say that we should donate our money and help save this people. I am here to just create some awareness among all of you that we are very lucky to be living the way we live.

Most of our brothers and sisters across the world are being mistreated in so many ways.

CHILD SOLDIERING
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
CHILD TRAFFICKING
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD SLAVERY

All of the above are mistreat actions related to child.

A child deserve to have a wonderful and happy childhood.. Which means
NOT A SINGLE CHILD
needs to go through such awful experiences in life.

Children have the right to survive, develop, be protected and participate in decisions that impact their lives

Are Child Rights important?
The answer is definitely YES! Child rights are important in order to protect children from being mistreated. Children are innocent, trusting and full of hope. Their childhood should be happy and loving. Their lives should mature gradually, as they gain new experiences. But for many children, the reality of childhood is altogether different.

So what can you do?

For those of you who have Facebook accounts, click here and join the cause. This is to ensure that you know what is going on with our fellow brothers and sisters around the world and that you want it to stop!

Thank you for your time.

And i will try my best to update this site with more news!

THANK YOU!

Cheers,
Ams.

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Childhood Cogitation

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