Heir Conditioning Presentation

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MALAYSIA - 1957


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MALAYSIA - TODAY


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HEIR CONDITIONING

M SHANmughalingam


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Grand dad did you breathe

before air cons were invented

was it hard staying

alive without modern inventions?

Grandma werent you flustered

as you fluttered with paper fans?

Could you communicate before

faxes and long distance calls

became basic necessities?

Grandchild we lived

before your aged. Because

of ourignorance,

we did not knowpollutions, stress, traffic jams

destruction of forests, streams and hills

we feared God and nature

now nature fears you and

money is your new God.

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Inventionscreations, new

devicesFlusteredfeeling confused,

embarrassed or nervous

Flutteredflapped, trembled

Necessitiesthings that are

needed in our daily life /

requirementsIgnorancelack of knowledge,

unawareness

Destructiondamage

Fearedbe afraid of


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The Meaning

In Stanza 1, the grandchild asks

questions to his/her grandfather and

grandmother


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Grand dad did you breathe

before air cons were invented

Meaning:

The grandchild asks his grandfather if he was able

to breathe before air conditioners were made.


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Meaning:The grandchild asks whether his/her grandfather

found it difficult to live without modern

gadgets/things.

was it hard staying

alive without modern inventions?


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Meaning:

The grandchild asks his grandmother whether she

was angry when she had to cool herself with

paper fans.

Grandma weren't you flustered

as you fluttered with paper fans?


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Meaning:The grandchild wonders how his/her grandparentscommunicated before there were no facsimile machinesand telephones. These are considered basic needs in

our lives.

Could you communicate before

faxes and long distance calls

became basic necessities?


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In Stanza 2, the grandfather/grandmother

responds to the questions posed by hisgrandchild in Stanza 1.


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Meaning:

The grandparent says that they lived at an earlier

time than the grandchild.

However, since they were not educated, theydidnt have to deal with pollution, stress, traffic

jams and the damage of the natural environment.

Grand child we lived

before your age. Because

of our ignorance,

we did not knowpollution, stress, traffic jams

destruction of forests, streams and hills


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Meaning:

We were afraid of God and respected nature.

We feared God and nature


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Meaning:

Now, nature is being threatened by you and money

has become your main focus.

Now nature fears you and

Money is your new God


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ThemesProgress comes with a price

Modern man has more needs and wants compared to the older generation. Mans

ability to invent and create has led to an era of advanced technology. On the surface,

man seems to have progressed but in reality, is it worth it? Man has to pay a price for

progress. Too much development has lead to pollution, stress, traffic jams, destruction

of forests, streams and hills. These backlashes of development are problems that

greatly affect the quality of life.

Differences between two generations

The different views of two generations are presented through the dialogue between a

grandchild and his grandparents. Life for the grandparents then was definitely much

simpler and easier. They had fewer needs and wants. The old folks were contentedwith the basic needs and they were advanced in technology. The grandchild is living in

a world that is dependent on modern gadgets which the younger generation cannot do

without. Life is more complicated and expensive. More and more money has to be

made to finance this modern lifestyle. As a result, man has no respect for nature.

Nature is destroyed unscrupulously in the name of development and modern society is

plagued by emotional and environmental problems.


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Moral Values

Do not be too materialisticGreed can lead to a blind pursuit of the accumulation of material things. We

must not be too dependent on material things as greed can lead to

destruction.

Learn from the older generationThe older generation lead a simple life and they do not take things for

granted. Their needs are few and they are contented with the basic

necessities of life. They do not need modern inventions to make their life

complete. They respect nature and live in harmony with it.

Too much progress is not good for man and nature

Man has to pay a price for rapid and indiscriminate development. Forests

are destroyed and industrialisation can cause pollution. Mans insatiable

desire to possess wealth is at the expense of health. Man is emotionally and

physically distressed. Man becomes too dependent on machines.

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