tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post1316887310380578945..comments2023-09-13T17:17:19.920+05:30Comments on Nona's Pensieve: Explaining God and Mythology to childrenNonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-49474231950435256812014-10-14T13:04:38.481+05:302014-10-14T13:04:38.481+05:30On the bright side, it was easier to get to the Sh...On the bright side, it was easier to get to the Shiva temple in Ernakulam. There was a bus stop near by. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-86138738553671209722014-10-14T12:38:41.329+05:302014-10-14T12:38:41.329+05:30Aaargh! I tell the same story to my peers!!! Templ...Aaargh! I tell the same story to my peers!!! Temple visit, long walk, prayer(asking for favors) muttered into your ears while in the sanctum sanctorum. <br /><br />Too confusing for me. So for now, I am sticking with the story aspect of these... err... stories... lakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718911813082998026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-472083955427679632014-10-14T01:30:07.325+05:302014-10-14T01:30:07.325+05:30It is good to start with simpler versions. As for ...It is good to start with simpler versions. As for God, I stay away from that topic. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-47612876880910831252014-10-14T01:29:28.350+05:302014-10-14T01:29:28.350+05:30I agree with you. Something is better than nothing...I agree with you. Something is better than nothing. That is why I have no qualms when my daughter watches it. However I wish she had an alternate source for learning this.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-35798857317967243602014-10-14T01:02:10.619+05:302014-10-14T01:02:10.619+05:30I used to tell stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata...I used to tell stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata to my son when he was only 3/4 years old... it was obviously a simpler version but he did like it...<br />As for the existence of God, I tell him that there is one God, one supreme power but there are thousands of incarnations .... I want him to grow his own, independent views about these things along with his maturity... :-)Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-67042267242548985972014-10-13T21:41:05.546+05:302014-10-13T21:41:05.546+05:30The TV serials tend to give wrong impressions abou...The TV serials tend to give wrong impressions about the myths, I think. They trivialise sometimes, exaggerate at others. But something is better than nothing, perhaps. Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-14562681618626629802014-10-13T17:52:16.523+05:302014-10-13T17:52:16.523+05:30I guess there aren't any relevant books for gr...I guess there aren't any relevant books for grown ups. I wish there version for grown ups. Not with cartoons like Amar Chitra Katha. But more to read.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-26564651506345648712014-10-13T17:17:01.964+05:302014-10-13T17:17:01.964+05:30I totally agree not just kids even grown ups know ...I totally agree not just kids even grown ups know so less , it makes me feel very bad ��Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com