A  Thought  Of  Mind

    What are my opinions on  fables and the concept of moral values and hidden messages ? I feel that it is an appropriate medium to bring a person into contact with intention , feelings and experiences of people who lives outside his own environment. A quite number of fables is still near to my heart. Such as mouse-deer and the crocodile , mouse –deer and the monkey , the thirsty crow,  the ant and the hunter are quite a few to mention. These fables perform as a springboard to encourage language, social , moral and aesthetic development in every stage of my life .During my primary school days, my favourite choice was  fables based on “Sang Kancil”. One of them was “ The story of Sang Kancil and the Crocodile”. This fable taught me  how to value the kindness of those who help us and not to betray them. Although this story comes in different versions  but all potray  that a weak animal such as “ Sang Kancil “ has the ability to overcome a big  and strong crocodile. The message from this fable develop in myself awareness of social issues and a system of values related to it. It gives good impression that "don't judge a book by its cover". In spite of this , it helps me to form a perception about an individual’s ability. I learnt to appreciate  an individual uniqueness. I shouldn’t judge a person based on look, age , social background, etc. It  enlightens my thought to value my pupils with great care and effort.  I think many of our local fables should be made in Big Book for early childhood education  because such stories contain educational motivates of moral importance. Developing our  local fables in ICT form will attract the attention and interest of the children of the new era who are growing up surfing the World Wide Web. In such way it will increase recognition of the cultural traditions, beliefs or values within the fables.

LOVE LETTERS

      When I read letter of John Keats to Fanny Brawne, I was mermesied   on how the letter was written. As I read this letter, I felt as if I were by some means enliven on the beautiful and clearly passionate romance between Keats and Fanny Brawne.  A lover Keats poured his heart out in this extremely well detailed letters he wrote to his beloved Fanny Brawne. Lines like, “Write me ever so few lines and tell you ( for me ) you will never for ever  be less kind to me than yesterday”, “You dazzled me- There is nothing in the world so bright and delicate” are beautiful and captivating. The lines are vivid and fluid in prose of poetry.  I noticed that these lines provide a wonderful window into the heart and soul of a lover to his  beloved. It made me aware just how deeply Keats feelings towards Fanny were. I feel strongly that this letter is a true showcase of the talented John Keats. This letter remains me another famous love letter that was written by Voltaire to Olympe Dunover.  A  tragic love letter  that touched me deeply. Voltaire was thrown into prison because he loves young Olympe but it didn’t stop him from writing to her so that she would know how much he loved her. He wrote that he would risk his life just to see her. Indeed, he risks his life by climbing out the prison window to be with her.   It was touching moment for me when I read the letter with his biography. Some lines : “ they can take my life, but not the love that I feel for you” , “nothing has the power to part me from you , our loves is based upon virtue, if you love me, reassure  yourself and call all your strength and presence of mind  implies a lover’s dedication without limitation to his beloved .  These lines also make  the readers ‘s  spirit awake  through its magnificent  meaning. These lines are still ringing a peal in my both ears although I read this letter a few days ago.  Sad to say , both love story end in tragic.  For me , love whether perfect or imperfect, it never dies as long as long as it has wonderful energy and strength of emotion with a hint of madness.  Another  valuable lesson I glean from these love letter is that we should appreciate our loved ones dearly as long they are with us.

 SIMPLE THINGS

Iroquois : 'The Girl Who was Not Satisfied With Simple Things '. Hmmm........After I read the title , I made two assumptions. Either this story will  bring good impact to my thought or impress  me with an odd twist at the end. Well, the story able to capture my interest and fulfill  two assumptions .  It presents an interesting allegorical aspect, the feature of which lead unfailingly back to the themes of appreciation, gratitude and satisfication.  I love the way the writer develops the main character or  should I say the girl. The girl goes through from stubborn person to a wiser or more mature  as result of the events and conflicts that she had encountered. The lines” she had been satisfied with simple things……..”, “she thought of the fire……”, “ she thought of the simple, good hearted men…….”. These lines tell us that the girl’s sense of regret when she continues to think back on her decision. She realized how hard the world was going to be after made a hesitation decision. Even though in reality , we also  regret to some decisions   that we made by overlooking  simple aspects that near to us. How we wish that we have time tunnel to go back to that moment  and correct the decision that we made. In this story, the girl gets  second chance in the form of old man or Heno to escape from the serpent. How many of us really get second chance to correct the mistake that we made?  This story helps me to revive myself on appreciating on small improvements and mini-goals  I set on moving myself towards larger dreams. I feel that it is more satisfying to set and meet an attainable goals by this way. There is always room to be better. Now  I look things I do as opportunities to get better from one day to the next. It  gives me  a simple pleasure to enjoy eventhough things aren’t perfect.