Tony,
do it. It's a wonderful idea. My experience is that our (grown) kids lo=
ve it,
and family tradition like that is very meaningful.
Diana
Tony Harris wrote:
> I have an "outing" goal that is not quite so academic, but still somewh=
at
> daunting none the less.
>
> My wife has not only acknowledged that things Alurian are part of my li=
fe,
> but believes that the stories, legends, etc., as well as the language
> itself, can be a wonderful thing to share with our eventual grandchildr=
en.
> (Our children are too old for the first exposure, being out of highsch=
ool,
> and have mostly no interest in any of this stuff anyway). She believes
> that I should write down every legend & story in preparation for using =
them
> as Reading Material to very young children, and that I could include ot=
her
> language stuff like simple phrases, children's songs, etc., that I coul=
d
> share with the grandchildren while they're very young to help form a bo=
nd
> with them. It also will help Alurian Culture to be perpetuated after a
> fashion because these become family-type traditions then, with the
> grandchildren hopefully wanting to read the same stories they heard as =
kids
> to their own children, etc.
>
> Personally I find this a wonderful opportunity and I intend to do my ve=
ry
> best to make it happen. At the same time it is a terrifying exposure o=
f
> self, and the fear always exists that our own children or their childre=
n
> will come back with "What a stupid hobby! Why don't you tell me about
> Power Rangers instead of this crap!" which would, of course, be devasta=
ting.
>
> But as the Alurian proverb runs:
>
> Dey=EBs faleghl=E2 zh'=F3r=FCv=E1n p=F3lef dd=F3x=E2 zh=EB z=E1rrevn=E1=
n l=E1ks=E1n.
> (You must loose sight of the shore in order to catch the biggest fish.)
>
> So I will launch into this with both feet and pray/hope for the best...
>
> Tony Harris
> Community College of Vermont
> tony.harris@ccvtest.ccv.vsc.edu