Why must we lie to the future of humanity?
Christmas is almost near!! I've always loved Christmas songs... I found myself singing You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa clause is coming to town... Then I caught myself thinking... Who said its bad to pout? Is it preferred we all live in quite desperation in denial of the shade of life? Life is made of light and shade, happy AND sad. We are in denial thinking otherwise... What're we teaching children by not allowing them to express a normal human emotion of being sad?? Why? Just so parents can have some leverage during one time of the year, in making children "be good", "be as they're told" and to "behave"!? What would happen if parents no longer had this leverage? Is there not a much more productive, loving and empowering way to educate our children? I remember the day I found out Santa wasn't real... It wasn't even from my parents who told me... It was an older kid at school... That really confused me... There seems to be such a system around lying to children but no system around explaining to us why we've been lied to for years by the people who have been lying to us every year! I understand my parents only knew what they knew... But what they didn't know... Is what do you think this subconsciously teaching any child who's experienced this?Lying to them about something they had such emotional attachment to, that they know you used at leverage, just to do as they were told, and then to not find out from their own parents who had been lying to them, but to find out from someone they barely knew that every Christmas had been a lie for me to behave all so I can get toys!? It's like you finding out you're best mate has been lying to your whole life, but not finding out from your best mate, but from someone you barely know. Because they are the only one who will tell you and not care if it hurts your feelings. Does that not then teach the child that it's ok to lie and make up lies, just to make someone do what you want them to do!? Why must we lie to the future of humanity? Just like watching a movie and being able to love the characters, whose to say the children won't still enjoy Christmas if not more, knowing Santa is just a character during this time of the year, as is the eater bunny and the tooth fairy. What this WILL mean though... Is that parents.... You, won't be able to control your children with "threats" of being on the naughty list. It's been scientifically proven positive recognition and praise teaches us and other animals much more effectively than negative recognition and punishment with threats. So parents, the question is, are you willing to be honest with your children and really empower them by telling them the truth by breaking your own paradigm of a "tradition" we have been taught for as long as we can remember? I see a world where poor and disadvantaged children don't feel "bad" and like they're being "punished" just because their parents didn't have the money to pretend to be Santa and buy them gifts. I see a world where children don't need to be lied to do be manipulated into doing what we want. I see a world where equity, freedom, equality, honesty, and simple mutual humanitarian respect is due to every single human being of every race, age and social status. What're you doing? Are you supporting this new way of living by walking the walk and being honest with your children? Or are you in direct opposition of complete human sovereignty by lying to your children just because it's all you know or because you think this is too deep and unrelated? In order to face a problem you must first face it in all its forms. And possibly the simplest which is right under your nose and you've always overlooked... If you want to change the world, start with you're corner of the world... Which is you... This is where the true leaders start to emerge. Those who are willing to think and talk, compared to those who take action... Will be the ones who work with us in bringing about world peace and true freedom for humanity.