Kids at play hold future in their hands
Sunrise, sunset ‘Is this the little girl I carried, is this the little boy at play?’ Thus did Jewish milkman Tevye and his wife Golde wonder out loud, singing the evocative song of the same title above, in the Fiddler on the Roof. Barely past their teens, the erstwhile girl and boy marry each other at the cusp of starting their own family. Indeed, how time flies, thus letting kids enjoy being kids should be a theme of this year’s National Children’s Month.
Shrieks fill the air in parks and plazas as youngsters frolic and play games that have been passed down through generations. Their laughter resounds like wind chimes as they chase bubbles that glitter in the light. They create sandcastles on beaches, their small hands shaping dreams into ephemeral marvels.
Every November, when temperatures drop to usher in the Filipinos' hyper-extended Christmas season, the Philippines pauses — no, on the contrary, make that go on overdrive — to honor its most precious treasures, its children.
Across the country, schools are transformed into hives of activity, with creative workshops, art exhibits, and storytelling sessions. Children's imaginations soar as they paint their fantasies onto canvases, tell stories of wonder with their voices, and shape clay into wondrous shapes.
