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A Child's Quest to find his "Purpose of Life"
Student - Neha:
Student - Rai:
Student-Neha:
Friends you said in order to be happy... you would like to have "New Fashionable Clothes", "Be 1st in Class", "Have a Sports Car and Big House"... How will study of religion help you achieve that? Don't you think if you were studying your school curriculum or taking extra math/science classes, during this time, you would have better chances of becoming an Engineer, Doctor, and Astronaut? Why is it then that our parents want their kids to study or practice religion? My mom says......... religion makes you a better person. How does that happen? I don't know how that happens.......... She says we should go to temples and offer prayers. We can't go to as many temples as our parents must have visited. Does that mean we'll never be good people? I can't do as many pujas* (qFt) as my parents must have done. Does that mean we'll never be good people? My aunt in India does a lot more puja than my parents, but she isn't very nice to others. People from other religions are also good people, what does Jainism* (#) have to offer that's different from other religions?
Student-Raj:
Student-Robin:
Student-Shreya:
Student - Raj:
Pathshala Teacher arrives in the class
* Puja YST - Praying to deity / god * Jain 7 - Religion that preaches steps to achieve happiness that has no limit, dependencies or end
