In my citythis summer the oratory, as usual, launched the Grest experience.
Every day, from morning to evening, hundreds of minors find themselves To play, dialogue, study and pray together.
For me, mother of three different children, it is of great comfort to know that there is a place that welcomes them in the months without school. Never like this year the oratory, where I live, represented the privileged choice of many families.
But this Success of Grest has involved a series of problems that the whole city is talking about.
At 5.00 pm the entire neighborhood is practically blocked by the cars of the parents who go to resume their children. And this involved enormous protests from the inhabitants of that neighborhood.
They also complained about the noise who during the day are the children as they play. And since, two evenings per week, the oratory is open until 23.00 with activities for teenagers, this also represented an element of dispute.
Some citizens have sent one letter of warning To the mayor, the parish priest and the police so that the opening of the oratory is no longer authorized in the afternoon and evening hours.
Why don’t adults know how to understand the needs of the little ones? What is the most important right: that of quiet or the game?
Rossana
Dear rossanaraise a very important question. The adult world seems increasingly intolerant towards the presence of children in public places.
True, sometimes there are children so unruly with parents who do not “contain” any of their exuberances to make a complaint to the order mandatory. But None of us can neglect the fact that children need to move, to play, to be together.
And these three actions also imply disorder and noise.
We have all been small and we were able to take advantage of an adult world that had a healthy tolerance and indulgence towards children. THE courtyards were places inhabited by themwhere in the summer they played and made noise with the beneficial patient of adults.
Today the courtyards are the prerogative of cars and in the afternoon the rule of absolute silence applies.
The Oratori are large spaces which involve tens, sometimes hundreds of minors playing and group. It cannot be imagined that it is the place of silence.
And the whole community should perceive theenormous educational, social and preventive service which is hiding behind the noise and the blocking of the consequent traffic.
For me you are right, Rossana. I hope that Mayor, parish priest and law enforcement agencies help the adult world a regain your function of “social parenting”.
