The tree bed!

 

I happened to be in three gardens recently. 

In one garden, the tree beds were protected by built in areas with pots of pants around them. 

In another garden the tree trunk wore a covering with protective layer of repellent, which protects the trunk from being attacked by white ants. 

In the third garden, the dragon fruit plant bed had a circular protection with bricks and the lawn grass between the plant beds. 

The tree and plant beds need attention and protection, because the trees and plants thrive when they are well taken care of.

I have had some occasions in the recent weeks to listen to families, who become a hedge around their children in normal and troubled times. Some parents foresee the circumstances of their children and provide them shelter from being dragged by vulnerable situations. Some parents act promptly when they see their teenage children show early signs of stress, anxiety or weariness! Some other parents take critical decisions to accompany their children when they face overwhelming situations. 

I feel encouraged by such responses because the normal health giving and morally affirmative environment for children are getting displaced by risky situations of indulgences, temptations and social validation of  permissive behaviour. 

Thirty out of thirty five children in fifth class of a school close to us carry a smart phone according to a parent. He lamented that the smartphone overrides the influence of parents in their lives. 

The home and the household experiences create the bed around growing up children for them to grow up soberly and circumspectly. 

Let me suggest that we need proactive steps to make parents aware of the need to make their home a healthy ambience for children!  

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)