Do we dare to Celebrate Children's Day?
Ever thought of dismissing the speculations and apprehensions of a child as absurd? Then this Children’s Day is an occasion to rethink this paradox. We Christians seem to be indolent towards the fact that we continue to follow the God consciousness of a lad. At the age of twelve, Jesus at the temple chose the metaphor of Father to describe God. Do not we foster the same till date? Children are the most beautiful creation of God and childhood the most envious period. It is so important that even God while incarnating did not choose to take a leap. This is an age when relationships survive without the burden of names, when innocence spills over, when imaginations and actions are not at odds, when emotions are freely expressed without the fear of any sort, when smile and laughter are genuine and much more. These are the dominant versions of articulating the whims and fancies of childhood. How far are they true? We seem to be so relaxed in this complacency. Take a look at th