Below a photo-copy of an article contributed by me in June 1983 to the Tamil Magazine Magal (Madras).
It commences thus:
மகளே நீ என்ன காரியம் செய்து விட்டாய்? என்னால் இதுவரை யாருடனும் இவ்விஷயத்தைப் பற்றி பேசக்கூட முடியவில்லை. ஆனால் இனி பேசித்தான் ஆக வேண்டும்.
magale! nee yenna kaariyam saithivittaay? yennal iduvarai yaarudanum ivvishayatthaip patri pesakkuda mudiyavillai. aanaal ini pesitthaan aaga vendum.
My dear daughter,
What a great tragedy has happened due to your action. Till now I could not talk about this to any one. But now I have to speak about it. [............] She ends the letter hoping that sharing it thus through the 'Letters to the Editor' in LA Times (Los Angeles Times, December 1982) might help other parents in taking early action.
A large number of young people choose to live dangerously with the youthful courage and confidence that it would all end right. They follow the latest fashionable trend and succumb to peer pressure. The parents are busy and unaware of their children's misguided actions. They are also not conscious / aware of their responsibility in watching and guiding their wards. There are no easy answers to this problem of moulding their chldren as responsible future citizens. The most important element is finding adequate spare time to learn the process and guide the children from a very young age and instilling in them a proper value-system. May the Lord help them and the community.
shubhamastu
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