Most of us have had at least one teacher who we’ve been afraid of or a parent who we knew was very ‘particular’ about how you did in school. When it comes to parhai, we all know desi parents can get a little extreme. However whatever we may say, the type of measures some parents and some teachers take for the ‘education’ are definitely not right and downright torture.
Recently on Facebook, a video has been getting a lot of attention. This video is of a little girl being taught numbers by someone.
What should be made a fun learning experience is rather a barrage of shouting and hitting. The little girl is seen crying throughout the video out of fear of the person teaching her. In fact, somewhere in the clip she even pleads with her teacher saying ‘please pyaar se parhaye’, and just hearing those words with her crying voice will make your heart sink.
You can watch the video here, but be warned, it is highly disturbing, and heartbreaking to watch.
This video has caused quite an uproar, and people on twitter are leading the discussion.
Koi child protection law hai Pakistan main? People should literally go through mental evaluation before they are allowed to have kids.
— sharbatey (@GulabJamunHigh) August 18, 2017
Many people have the tendency to release their frustrations on their child
I bet us bachi ko counting khauf se bhool rahi hai, aurtain usually kahin aur ka ghusa apne bachon pe nikaal deti hain, vicious cycle.
— sharbatey (@GulabJamunHigh) August 18, 2017
Child abuse isn’t a momentary thing, its something that sticks with them forever. This fact for whatever reason just doesn’t register with some people
Youre not just hitting a child youre hitting a soul forever ruining a personality, killing their self-esteem their confidence.
— sharbatey (@GulabJamunHigh) August 18, 2017
People were infuriated by the video, and rightly so:
Depression, poverty, marital violence, work pressure. NONE OF THESE ARE GOOD REASONS TO TORTURE YOUR CHILD. USE BIRTH CONTROL IF YOU MUST.
— Ramya Pandyan (@ideasmithy) August 18, 2017
Then, there was the issue of some people finding the video ‘funny’.
Just watched the video and how can anyone in their right mind find it remotely funny? The child is practically being abused there. Inhumane. https://t.co/hBMpxAfRVx
— – (@heavymetalkop) August 18, 2017
This is the sad truth. People have been raised in an environment where abuse is acceptable behavior. They see nothing wrong with this video.
Ek roti hui bachi ko parhai ke dauran thappar parhtay hue dekh kar zyadatar Pakistani twitter hans raha hai. Masla pata hai kya hai?
— RizwanPehelwan (@RizwanPehelwan) August 18, 2017
In sab hansnay walon ne shayad yehi zindagi dekhi hai. Maar. Daant. Har baat pe tokna. Ab hans rahe hain. Apna apna lagta hai sab.
— RizwanPehelwan (@RizwanPehelwan) August 18, 2017
This man spoke about how he was raised in an environment of love, always no matter how hard life got:
Maa baap nahi maareingay toh kaun maarega? Bahir walay. Jab bahir maar parhti thi, toh mere maa baap unse larrtay thay.
— RizwanPehelwan (@RizwanPehelwan) August 18, 2017
Raising children in a loving environment is not impossible. Its doable and it is beholden on every parent to do so; to the best of their ability
Zindagi guzaar di mere maa baap ne 3 jobs karke, humein pyar se paal ke. Sab parh likh gaye, sab ek doosray ke liye hamesha haazir hain.
— RizwanPehelwan (@RizwanPehelwan) August 18, 2017
Hatred creates a cycle of hatred, love creates a cycle of love.
Maaro peeto, wapis wohi milta hai. Nafrat dogay, nafrat milegi. Pyar baanto. Sab. Har kisi se. Bas. Kya bolein aur. Thanks.
— RizwanPehelwan (@RizwanPehelwan) August 18, 2017
At the end of the day you brought a child in this world. It is your responsibility to raise him/her in a loving environment. Yes, parents are human and they can lose their temper but that does not mean you lose your temper every waking second of the day. I repeat this again because it is so important- hatred creates a cycle of hatred. We need to stop normalizing ‘abuse’ in any shape or form. It helps no one, especially the child. The age-old argument that children need strict disciplining is simply false- no child deserves to be treated this way. EVER.