BRING BACK THE DAYS

The fragrance of courtesy and the worth of discipline, respect and culture is gradually losing its savour in the sand of time . The home used to be a cultivation ground for every child who had the opportunity of living with a family. It was culture for a child to respect and honour elders who had gone through the rigorous journey of life. But sadly, respect, honour, discipline and courtesy is gradually going extinct in our modern day life as regard to children upbringing. Most parents no more pay attention  to little, little things which our parents of old paid utmost attention to. Those little things don't matter now. It's so so sad. A flash back to those days when children where taught to stand up for an elder to sit down even though there was an empty sit. It was simply a sign of respect. Those days when children were taught to never look at an elders eyes when talking as it was termed as disrespect. Those days when kneeling or postrating to greet an elder was a sign of good home training. Those days when children were trained to tell the truth even in the most seeming difficult times. Days when little things as minor as how u chew whether at home or outside the home mattered a lot. Days when it was forbidden for a younger one to use his/her left hand to give or take some things from an elder was a taboo. Oh! Those days when a girl is taught to sit properly with her legs closed. Those days, yes those days when you are taught to never walk pass an elderly man or woman without greeting or helping to carry whatever he or she is carrying. Days when a female child will not sit in the living room while her mother is in the kitchen especially when she's of age to assist or be of help. Days when male child is a stand by assistant to his father and not a loafer. Those days oh those days when a girl child is taught to multi task in preparation for life ahead while laziness was not tolerated. Times when education was not just the only key to financial freedom but vocation/creativity was encouraged . Days when the rod was never spared on any child caught or reported to display any attitude capable of tarnishing the image of such child and that of the family. When mothers ensured that the bond between her children and other children was a positive one, one that will add value to that child. friendship was no respected or background(affluence) but based on religious connection. 

Can we still have the days when proper dressing was upheld and even peers had a way of gearing at anyone dressing out of the norm. Can we still have the days when honesty was tagged as the best policy? Can we still have those days when communal life was safe and done with so much love, sincerity and concern. Days when even the government had the heart of the masses in mind and not yearning for positions of authority to looth money and amass wealthy. 

It is true that everyone who had experienced those days of old, yearn to have it back but the question is how do we bring back those sweet days? It's important to state that every home has a key role to play for the days we yearn for to come right back so that the society at large might be flooded again by serenity and blessedness.