Childs Quest to Find His Purpose of Life

Author(s): Akhil Jain
Publisher: Akhil Jain

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nothing else at Pathshala, this one thing would make sure they don't get lost completely in this world and will always know their "path back home".
This book makes an effort to make our children aware, of what they'll see, out there in the world, and how a few kids of their age, analyzed each temptation that came their way and picked their own paths. This book presents our kids an opportunity to think about those situations, temptations and arguments ahead of time. There is no right or wrong answer. Each kid is encouraged to think deep about each option presented to them and decide for themselves. I took extra care, to not dismiss any opposing argument as "wrong", nor did I try to pass judgment and say that one path is right for everyone. That was not my intent.
In my day to day life, we mix a bit of Hindi with English, while speaking to each other and with my 5 yr old son (Aryan), you'll see the same mix appear on some occasions in this book also. This book is written in the same language as are all of our Jain Shashtras i.e. Language of Logic. I don't preach the kids to follow one path over the other. I do this because I know it's naive, to expect everyone to follow one path. Life will however present each individual with multiple paths and one has to decide which path is right for them. Children in this book will also be presented with various options and they'll have to decide what's right for them.
Happy Reading... Jai Jinendra Akhil Jain
6th Feb, 2013
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