Mother tongue.

[TLK]

Re: Mother tongue.

@Cheegum

You know you have to die one day. Why then do you try so hard to stay alive?

Sorry, its still early in the morning here and my brain is not working. The relation between my post and your comment is not registering

@Muzna

Valid point.
What are your thoughts on providing them the gift and then letting them decide whether or not they want to pass it on to their own kids? At least you will have enriched them as much as you could have.

I grew up in Canada. I was taught to speak, read and write urdu at home by Ammi. I didn’t enjoy the lessons when they were being administered…heck no! I would much rather have been outside playing with the other kids. Am I glad that she did what she did? Heck yes! If she had not, there are so many treasures that would have been alien to me…meant nothing to me. Because my parents were staunch and forced me to learn the language, I enjoy so many things that I otherwise could not have.

Furthermore…as GK said, language carries with it the culture…tehzeeb and tameez. Granted that you could suggest learning this from Islam but if you look carefully enough you will find little indicators that hint at a person’s heritage, even in the language. In my opinion a person that does not/cannot respect and revere his/her heritage is a lost soul who’s existence on this plane will expire like a sparkler; quickly.

Language is only one small part of culture. Thinking that we would not be able to transfer tehzeeb and tameez to our kids if I cant help them learn my mother toungue is almost implying that my goonga and behra kid (if I had one) would be a badtameez and badtehzeeb kid for ever. I can very well teach my kids all the manners and etiquette of our culture without forcing them to speak Urdu like Molvi Abdul Haq