2006-01-29

The Fragile Flower of 'Innocence'

From a small town newspaper,
a'Writer's View'
Jargon by Jean

Soiled World

"At the start of the New Year I went for a walk. The wind was
resting, for a change, and the sun turned the fresh snowflakes
 into crystals of infinite value. It was a beautiful world indeed.

I headed for Jubilee Park, that tranquil oasis within the 'concrete
jungle', a special place to walk both winter and summer. It is balm
for the weary. However, not this time.

In the pristine blanket of fresh snow in the parking lot leading to
Jubilee Park disturbing messages had been marked in the snow
by someone's feet. I won't repeat the words but they implied baser
sexual impulses. Messages from dirty minds. My comments on the
matter are acrimonious, not sanctimonious.  

People once made snow angels in unblemished snow - now they
write obscenities.

The footsteps around the words implied it was adults but I presume
they were written by adolescents with raging hormones, and large feet.

The walk, and the world, was spoiled just like one trip I made back home
to the farm garden this summer was spoiled. When I drove into the yard
that day, cattle had been there, dropping dung all over the lawn, in the
flower bed, up the concrete walk right to the door. Soft fresh smelly manure
in the place I have tended with care. My nest was fouled. I shovelled up the
manure but the stench lingered.

I felt that day that same way I felt now when I found dirty messages fouling
up the parking lot. The cattle didn't know any better, but humans should.

I scuffed out the obscenities from the snow with my feet but it is not as
easy to remove them from my mind. The stench lingers.

Upon reflection we must admit that it is the adults who have fouled up the
moral code and conduct because we have allowed, and sent messages,
with the lowering of standards of behaviour. WE have allowed the television,
print media, electronic media, and the theatre, to show
material which is pornographic. The language is terrible,nudity and promiscuity is treated as if it is normal behaviour. Our children are watching the messages the
adults send out and it stunts their growth. Young children, like the cows who
left dung on my country doorstep, do not know any better. We adults should.
'Nuff said......."

I agree with this lady wholeheartedly! Our children's innocence has been stolen from them!
Stolen by the lack of discipline. Stolen by lack of example. Stolen by the fear of outside authority.
Stolen by the media. Stolen by law restrictions. I say, "Shame on us!!" 


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