Life Lessons from the Beach

Life is a choice, ready or not, the journey of life must be lived until its time ends, but some of them are forced to end their lives sooner because of the inability to face reality and are lost in sadness.

I was shocked when I read and watched the news about ending their lives just because of the problems they experienced, why did they do it? Is that the last solution to solving the problem?

Aren't humans born with perfection, have the mind to think, manage emotions positively through adequate coping mechanisms. But why in fact is it the opposite, human lust and greed are unable to use reason logically. This is the real problem and is the biggest enemy of human civilization.

Sensitivity to the environmentnt is an important point to see the potential for beauty, nature provides everything, humans as creatures should explore every corner of life, then turn it into something meaningful.

Learn from nature...

In the smallest scope, family is one source of happiness, children with their happiness that can be found through playing, they are born like a white paper without a stain, parents and the surrounding environment that provide changes from white to white paper that implies meaning, but the opposite can also happen.

The development of the digital world has changed the paradigm of happiness, with the reason that children are busy being left to enjoy their lives without supervision, gadgets become the main media for them to play, even though it is not yet time for them to know it.

Indirectly, parents are not aware of the negative impacts of gadgets, they will grow up apathetic and lack socialization with the environment. What happens when they grow up!

Simple moments that are often considered trivial, can actually support children's positive development, setting aside time with children, playing or inviting them to enjoy nature, not all do it.

Are you aware that the beach can be used as a place to shape their imagination, they can play as much as they want. Not all children like the beach and it can even be scary for them, but that's where parents play a role in shaping children's understanding of the beach through playing.

Do you want your children to grow and develop on their own, fulfilling all their desires without having to be taught to be patient and complete challenges?

I think it is really naive if as parents to use that pattern during their growth and development. It would be better if parents provide motivation, open children's mindsets to explore games that shape their imagination in playing, for example giving them examples of building a castle from sand, forming a pool filled with sea water.

Teach them to work together to complete challenges, even though their work fails because the castle that was built suddenly collapses, but they continue to try to rebuild it together. Likewise, by building a pool on the edge of the sea, a new mindset will be formed for children to continue trying to fill the shrinking water, sometimes the pool is damaged by waves.

The challenges faced on the beach will be an important experience in shaping their personality after adulthood, children will not become desperate individuals, can only complain and do not dare to face life's challenges. Instead, they will have a strong personality, become hard workers and be able to manage their lives well.

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Indonesia, September 5, 2024
@irawandedy