Generation Gap

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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you have a certificate to prove that your efforts are correct?
child will come to realize that he is doing something wrong. The child should not be beaten; just a tiny pinch will suffice. (P.20)
Questioner: Our efforts are based on our understanding and intellect.
Dadashri: I will give you an example of what your intellect is like: What kind of justice prevails when a person himself is the judge, the lawyer and the defendant? Your intellect will always be on your side, even if you are wrong.
One man calls out to his wife who is cooking in the kitchen. She calls back, 'What do you want? I am cooking!' He yells back "Come here, come quickly, come quick!' She comes running, "what is it?" she asks. 'Look! Look how clever our son has become', he points to their toddler. 'He stood up on his tiptoes and reached into my coat pocket and took out some money! The toddler thinks to himself, 'this is the best thing I have done today. Now I know how to do this kind of work!' In essence, he has become a thief. So what happens next? It becomes instilled in the child's knowledge that to sneak money out of someone's pocket is an acceptable act. (P.21)
Do not abandon them to fate, ever. Take care of them and keep an eye on them. If you abandon them, there will be no hope for them. Children bring with them their personalities at birth, but you have to help and nurture them so that they flourish.
Questioner: Yes we do all that but ultimately, should we just leave them to their fate?
Dadashri: No, you cannot leave them like that and if it comes to that then bring them to me and I will bless them and help them. You cannot just let go of them. It is too dangerous. (P.19)
The fool! He should be ashamed of himself. What kind of a father is he? Does he even understand the kind of encouragement his child is received? In stealing, his child feels that he has accomplished something remarkable. Should the father at least not have some understanding of what to say in order to encourage or discourage his child? These are all uncertified fathers and untested mothers! If the father is a radish and the mother is a carrot, what are the children going to be like? Certainly not apples! (P. 22)
A father was delighted when his child was tugging at his moustache. "Look! How cute! He is pulling my moustache!" he laughs. For goodness' sake, what is going to happen if you allow him to do as he pleases and you don't say anything to the child? All he has to do is give the child a little pinch so the
Parents of this era of the time cycle really do not have any skills or knowledge of how to raise children and often give