As a child I grew up with the consciousness of good and evil by virtue of the the moral lessons learnt from stories. Today this wonderful act is fading away?
when was the last time you said a story to a child?
long time ago has been the signature tune and immediately we hear this, we all sit round about the story teller with all, listening attentively and would not want any form of distraction. At the end of each story told we were asked to say the moral lesson learnt and how it applies to our day to day activities with our fellow children. We need no one to tell us that stealing is bad neither do we need to be told that honesty is the best policy cos we always feel the aftermath and all that happened to each character.
My experience with kids thought me the fact that they don't want to be associated with bad characters hence, story telling serves as a tool for rebuke and correction - just ask the child if he/she would want to end like a character in the story you've told him. you will be astonished that the child WILL NOT repeat that act again. WE DON'T NEED THE STROKE ALL DAY.
The present day TV series that has focused so much on the adults, displaying all form of content for adult minds is not in any way helping the children. it is time to go back to those good old days when melodies fill the air by virtue of the responsorial to the songs in stories. - I can feel you singing one already.
REVIVE STORY TELLING
The act of story telling and its importance can not be overemphasized. It is by virtue of story telling that we have good scripts today, movies and series hence the need to start telling stories.
In order to revive this act, it is necessary to start sitting and listening to our aged once who are around us and pass same to the children.
The internet is also a good platform to get access to most of this stories.
Tell a story with good moral today.
Its not all about entertainment, it bonds the home and serve as a tool for moral instruction.
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