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Mom, where is my backpack!!!!

sxc1030730_blackboard_in_the_classroom_4The life goes on; the time churns on. The days keep going by while we worry about meaningless and trivial stuff around us… The hot sun of summer is getting distant by the day – coming out of the East later and later every morning and hiding behind the West horizon sooner and sooner every evening….

The summer break is over; the schools are back in session. Moms are crowding the shopping malls; the kids are busy picking out their favorite shoes, stylish dresses, fashion accessories… Aand oh, the school supplies too. A 4 year old complains while trying on the lighting shoes with sparkling flash, “Mom, why do I need to go back to pre-school again, I am not a little kid anymore!”

The students – young and old – are updating their Facebook and MySpace pages with the newly received class schedules. They already know which of their friends will be in their classes. who will share their lunch breaks. They have filled up their closets with the latest brand-name clothes with the latest trends. The texting speed on the phones is picking up as everybody exchanges which sports activity to join, or where to meet before the class…. Continue reading