Mother is the first teacher of a child

when i was a student there used to be moral science class weekly once.during this period usually class teacher try to inculcate good moral values in the students through stories from epics or panchtantra.
apart from our teachers at home these moral values are taught by grand parents and mothers. but today's educational system cannot provide a 45 min duration in the school time table for value education. moreover grannies are busy in tv serials where as mummy's are busy in sharing workload of fathers.so finally the losers are children and they try to lead the life in which way they observe the life.
i always grab the chances to take up a moral science class to my kids,as the teacher in me is always ready to start her teachings(preachings).so here i would like to share a conversation between me and my kids.

i have two ordinary shoe stands of cost 200/=each which were kept unused in this new place.so one day i thought to give them to my maid as they might be useful for her.while i was cleaning them my kids asked what i was going to do with those stands.i replied as we were not using them would give it to maid.but my kids wanted the stands and i told them to show me how they had arranged things on those.after sometime they called me and i found the stands transformed in to their story books rack imitating the set up which is found in the library.

thereafter these stands become center of attraction in their room and even my younger dd went on to bring her friends to proudly show that.now the teacher in me woke up and started her value education class.the conversation goes as follows.

me:you people seem to be happy about your new addition in your room.
DD2:yes mamma.we love this set up and looks like our study room has become a library.
me:till yesterday it was a shoe stand.even you washed your hands after touching it.
dd2:yeah.becos it was ugly.now it is a book rack.
me:anyways they were racks only no?
dd2:but now we have arranged books on it no? so it is beautiful.
me:so you think that it has some value or importance now?
dd2:yes.yes.it carries books now.
me:becoz of the books only you like the stands.when it was a shoe stand you didnot give importance to it.now you find this as a valuable one.so what do you understand from this?
dd2::hide:
dd1:stands get importance by the things which are kept on them.like that we get importance by our character.
me:very good.at the same time you have to learn one more thing also.when you kept pairs of shoe the stands did their job.now also they serve the same purpose.so rain or shine we have to maintain our character.becos we are known by the qualities which we possess.
dd2:mamma you are really a teacher.i will tell this to my friends also that we shouldnot over pose anything becoz we are known by our character.
that night i slept nicely with a satisfaction that i was able to teach a moral value.

dear ladies,
please don't come to a conclusion that i am over projecting myself here.........but i would like to share a small incident which can prove the statement 'MOTHER IS THE FIRST TEACHER OF A CHILD'.becoz our duty does not end at feeding them or giving them a superb future.
our religion also gives the top most place to us over father ,guru and GOD.is it not our duty to teach moral values to our children as v.ed class has not found a place in schools?
SO IF WE NOT WHO ELSE THEN? :thumbsup

 

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thank you for your feedback.even me too having the feelings that i am not any match to my mom.but i try to inculcate those things which i learnt from her.