When I was a kid, I loved to watch television. There are many shows designed especially for kids only so as to deprive them from inappropriate “adult-show” as my mum put it. One of the TV shows that I particularly liked as a young child was “Smart Kid”. The show last around 60 minutes was divided into two sessions. In the first session, which lasted around 30 to 40 minutes, various cartoons were broadcasted. The show then proceeded to talk discuss about that cartoon in the second session. The aim of the show was to educate young children by using various model characters from the cartoons. True to its aim, there were three important lessons that I got from this TV show, each was main theme from different Disney movies.
First, I learnt from that show was to be positive which I learnt when watching A Little Princess. In fact, it was not a cartoon, yet it was one of my most favourite movies that broadcasted in that show. In whatever circumstance, Sara, the little girl, remained positive all the time, even when she was left alone, cold, hungry, etc. She was positive when she transformed from being a “princess” to a maid of that boarding school. After the movie finished, in the second session the host said such a good kid like Sara rarely existed in this world, but you kids could be the “real Sara”. Till now I don’t think I can be like her, but at least I try to remain positive as much as possible.
Also from the story “A Little Princess”, I learnt to be obedient, at least to some extent, from watching “A little Princess”. At first, I as a kid thought to myself that there was no such thing as obedience. Then, I was a stubborn little 10-year-old girl who just liked to go against her mum’s will. This movie taught me that if we were obedient, eventually there would be good thing happen to us and the devil would go away. Like the character Sarah, she obeyed the mistress of that boarding school, no matter how bad she was treated after the mistress found out about her father’s bankruptcy. As a result, other kids loved her and took her side. At the same time, we could be too obedient or people would try to get advantages from us, just like Cinderella. So we needed to learn when to be or not to be obedient.
In addition, I loved the adventurous spirit of Alice in Alice of Wonderland. When I was watching that movie, I told myself that I would be brave as her. I would try to be away from my mother some time and take the adventure. I remembered the host of the show saying it that Alice’s brave nature helped her scare the queen card. So when we were brave, the evil would be scared off. As a result, I tried to be as brave and adventurous as Alice, but there was time when my adventurous spirit was too strong that I ended up getting lost from my way back home from school. I am now happy because at some moment I think that I am now like Alice, living in this adventurous land of America.
This show was rated as one of the best in my country. It was good because it taught its young viewers many things. One might not realize that until he/she grow up and think by him/herself, just like me. After every cartoon show, there were always discussions about the good and bad things from each important character. Back then, I did not pay attention much to that after cartoon show but my mom always got me to watch it. Looking at myself now, I know that the show has shaped me as a strong individual in my community.
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