Breaking the heart of an Angel

As I walked out of swimming pool this morning, there was a little kid standing near the gate. He might have been 8-9 years old and had very cute face and short blond hair. He asked me to buy him a ticket for the pool. I asked him about his parents to which he replied that they are home and won’t let him come to the pool or pay for it. I was shocked at his conduct and request. Further he told me that he was regular at this and other men and boys often buy him ticket to the pool.

I told him that he should have not come to the pool without his parent’s permission and never ever ask others to buy him something. His very innocent face just got disappointed with my advice as he realized that I was not going to show any mercy. When I asked him if he could swim, he hesitated to reply but then said yes. It was obvious that he was lying. I told him that he is. But he was persistent as he kept requesting and I was consistent as I kept telling him to go to his parents and tell them about your wish. He kept following me as I drove the car away at that time I felt guilt but it was a momentary response to which many of us fell prey of.

“It was easier to buy him a ticket to the pool but it was not right. Kids are like wet clay and it’s the environment they grow up that shapes their personality and we, the elders, are a major influence on the environment surrounding the kids. He is on a path to deceive and lie to his parents and beg strangers for little things he wants which is wrong, to add on that he was endangering his life by coming to the pool without supervision. What concerns me is that others don’t see it like that as many of us try to help out kids like him, kids who have means and parents but not their permission. Parents know their kids better and have right and responsibility towards them not us. It could be his first step towards fulfilling his wishes without knowledge of his parents. May be in future he might take a more aggressive approach for that and then there is no stopping it.”

In the end I would request all of you to avoid doing such a deed which might corrupt mind of a child and put him on a wrong path. A path which is easy but wrong.