One fine morning at a middle class family's residence........ (year - 1960's )
Child: Amma...Appa...today is my birthday....lets go to the temple....
The child is having her birthday and so their family set forth to the temple , to pray for their child's well being.
Infact , they dont stop after a single temple , they go to almost all of them in their locality.
Then as a birthday token , the dad gives the child some money.
After the temple visit , they come back home and have their breakfast and plan to go out for shopping.
Dad: ok..everyone get ready...we hav to go buy some clothes for the birthday baby.... honey , where shall we go? Nalli silks? Chennai silks? Pothys? ( i give u a clue about the gender! :) )
Child: Dad....Chennai silks will be great! :D
So , thus , the family make move towards their shopping destination...
Hey guyzz , im not telling you a story , its something to think on.....
One fine morning at the same middle class family's residance ( but present generation).... (year - 2011)
Child: daddy , mommy....today is my birthday guys...we need to go uot and have some fun...
Mom: ok...get ready quickly , God is first , then only others... ( direct translation of tamil to english! :) )
Child: Oh God!! Cant waste time going to temples...lest get ready and go to the THE DIVINE!!
Mom: Thats exactly what I am saying dear , we l go to the temple to meet the divine...
Child: Oh no moron mommy.... i was talkin about the shopping mall , THE DIVINE!! :@
Dear friends , this is the scenario of todays young world. No ones thinking of going to the temple or get blessings from parents or giving charity or even bathing ( !! ) , durin their birthdays or rather other so called 'Special Days'.
The one and only thing that comes in the narrow minds are the three letters 'MALL'..ummm...sorry four letters!
Dad: ok....uve got dresses and gifts..now...where to have lunch? Honey(mother)....is there food at home?
Child: Oh Dad! Dont be such a loser! we are in a huge mall and you are asking me to eat back at home , that too idlees??? no way... Lets go to the food corner at the third floor.... i can smell delicious food here...come on!!
So , after lunch will be the movie house at the same mall ,then , snacks then again little shopping and then Dinner and then after the watchman has left , the family returns home... forget the child , but do you think the parents would be contented?? well , i dont think so...
As you saw , a lot of money was spent at the mall , rather given to the mall as birthday money!!!
lets say , this one family that we saw spent around 5000 rupees. So, there might be more families who would have visited THE DIVINE for their birthdays , wedding days , blah blah blah.... so putting all together , just imagine how much the mall owner earns in a single day! :O
That amount can be used as charity or some other useful purposes... well , im not sayin that shopping at malls are useless , but , we could get the same things and facilities at lower budgets some other places.
Personally , i feel that malls are taking over all aspects of business as in Movie Houses , Clothing , Restraunts , Play corner , Watch Houses and whatnot!!??!!
Since , we get all these things under one roof , we succumb to these malls.
Take the example of college life. When you people get whats called 'City Passes' ( my college has these silly rules! ) , then what you instantly think is going out for a movie and then whiling away time at some mall, as for boys , it is mainly to 'Birdwatch'!
You could use that "birdwatching' time to do something useful , or atleast but yourself an underwear as you have got only two of those ( that too torn! :\)!!! :D
hmmm.....so i hope i have knocked some sense onto your minds.....
so , its The Kind Crusader signing off...... Try Avoiding The MALL life!!
Child: Amma...Appa...today is my birthday....lets go to the temple....
The child is having her birthday and so their family set forth to the temple , to pray for their child's well being.
Infact , they dont stop after a single temple , they go to almost all of them in their locality.
Then as a birthday token , the dad gives the child some money.
After the temple visit , they come back home and have their breakfast and plan to go out for shopping.
Dad: ok..everyone get ready...we hav to go buy some clothes for the birthday baby.... honey , where shall we go? Nalli silks? Chennai silks? Pothys? ( i give u a clue about the gender! :) )
Child: Dad....Chennai silks will be great! :D
So , thus , the family make move towards their shopping destination...
Hey guyzz , im not telling you a story , its something to think on.....
One fine morning at the same middle class family's residance ( but present generation).... (year - 2011)
Child: daddy , mommy....today is my birthday guys...we need to go uot and have some fun...
Mom: ok...get ready quickly , God is first , then only others... ( direct translation of tamil to english! :) )
Child: Oh God!! Cant waste time going to temples...lest get ready and go to the THE DIVINE!!
Mom: Thats exactly what I am saying dear , we l go to the temple to meet the divine...
Child: Oh no moron mommy.... i was talkin about the shopping mall , THE DIVINE!! :@
Dear friends , this is the scenario of todays young world. No ones thinking of going to the temple or get blessings from parents or giving charity or even bathing ( !! ) , durin their birthdays or rather other so called 'Special Days'.
The one and only thing that comes in the narrow minds are the three letters 'MALL'..ummm...sorry four letters!
Dad: ok....uve got dresses and gifts..now...where to have lunch? Honey(mother)....is there food at home?
Child: Oh Dad! Dont be such a loser! we are in a huge mall and you are asking me to eat back at home , that too idlees??? no way... Lets go to the food corner at the third floor.... i can smell delicious food here...come on!!
So , after lunch will be the movie house at the same mall ,then , snacks then again little shopping and then Dinner and then after the watchman has left , the family returns home... forget the child , but do you think the parents would be contented?? well , i dont think so...
As you saw , a lot of money was spent at the mall , rather given to the mall as birthday money!!!
lets say , this one family that we saw spent around 5000 rupees. So, there might be more families who would have visited THE DIVINE for their birthdays , wedding days , blah blah blah.... so putting all together , just imagine how much the mall owner earns in a single day! :O
That amount can be used as charity or some other useful purposes... well , im not sayin that shopping at malls are useless , but , we could get the same things and facilities at lower budgets some other places.
Personally , i feel that malls are taking over all aspects of business as in Movie Houses , Clothing , Restraunts , Play corner , Watch Houses and whatnot!!??!!
Since , we get all these things under one roof , we succumb to these malls.
Take the example of college life. When you people get whats called 'City Passes' ( my college has these silly rules! ) , then what you instantly think is going out for a movie and then whiling away time at some mall, as for boys , it is mainly to 'Birdwatch'!
You could use that "birdwatching' time to do something useful , or atleast but yourself an underwear as you have got only two of those ( that too torn! :\)!!! :D
hmmm.....so i hope i have knocked some sense onto your minds.....
so , its The Kind Crusader signing off...... Try Avoiding The MALL life!!
hope you are using your 'birdwatching' time well!!! :D funny and though provoking. Keep writing :)
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