Vasu
Reddy From Chicago
It
is the middle of summer, and it has been a mild one in Chicago. We
had a great winter and a pretty good spring, and the summer is going
pretty good so far. Things are sort of normal for those of us living
here and there is no excitement beyond the normal summer stuff around
here. The taste of Chicago (although canceled for one day), lake
shore and beaches of Chicago, the many museums and the tall buildings
(except a small break in one of the sky deck viewing windows) and
many of the normal activities of the city are just about normal as is
the weather and forecast for the rest of the summer. This city is
wonderful and just about predictable for its seasonal changes,
although the weather forecasters keep saying that things can change
very quickly in Chicago, they simply mean that the weather can change
quite dramatically in the windy city. As predictable as the city and
its inhabitants are and as unpredictable the weather patterns of the
city are, everything else is quite the same year over year. Outside
of the gangs of Chicago, the rest of the folks are quite domesticated
and have very little action outside of an occasional traffic ticket.
We the people of greater Chicago and its suburbs are quite far away
from any real action that the rest of the world is experiencing in
the summer of 2014.
The
kids have been home for the summer holidays and they still have about
a month or so before they begin the next school year. Life is boring
for them even if they are not busy for a few minutes, and finding
activities for them through the summer is as difficult as one can
possibly imagine. All things said and written the summer it self is
just the same as other summers here, and will be an uneventful one
for 2014.
The
rest of the world seems to be in turmoil, specially the middle east
is in constant state of tensions. The children seem to be caught in
the cross fire of people waring against each other and most times
with their own folks. The news is graphic and constantly showing the
images of battles and carnage, and summer of 2014 for the children in
the war (not sure of these are war zones, but lack of better phrase)
seem to be caught without their summer activities for the year. No
one is giving them a break for the year to enjoy the street games and
ice cream and the beaches and parks. Their adults seem to be in a
state of war and no one is bothered about schools or holidays. It
just is incredibly sad to see them miss out the whole summer without
just hanging out with their friends and families.
It
is just not the children but their folks are also missing out the
activities of summer of 2014. There is no end to the running away
from carnage, and no one seem to care about learning and fun for the
young ones. Hey guys what about the children? I am sure everything
people are fighting for is for a reason they believe in, but hey
folks its the kids we work, live and die for, and we have forgotten
that they are missing out on being children and whatever you aspire
for yourselves is not really looking at the little ones and their
future. You are really taking away the fun from the young ones and
along with them their families also are missing out the fun of being
parents, grand parents and brothers and sisters and cousins and
friends; and a whole lot more. If the little ones are not able to
have fun and enjoy the summer, then what ever that their countries
are aspiring for is for no reason or no cause. The little ones are
our future and whatever we do is for them, and looking at their faces
should make us realize their aspirations.
We
know that religion and traditions are a part and parcel of life, but
children should come first while we observe the age old traditions.
If not for them there is no need to aspire for Utopia. While life is
just about normal in Chicago, we also have to look at the folks
around the world and hope they have a just about normal summer,
specially the little ones enjoying the fun of being little ones.
Here is to world peace. Have great summer of 2014 everyone.
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