Generation Gap

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

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generations had a lot of prejudice against other children of lower castes.
This young boy ogles at his reflection in the mirror and goes on admiring himself in his new pants. Who is he trying to impress? No one has the time to look at him; people are preoccupied with their own problems and worries. (P.144)
Questioner: Nothing like that exists nowadays.
If you were to ask every generation whether their elders constantly nagged them, they would say that they did. The cycle repeats itself. Children are not ready to accept our old fashion ways of thinking and that is why we have problems. I tell parents to become modern in their thoughts. How is it possible? It is not easy to become modern. (P.149)
Dadashri: They come with clean accounts from previous life. They have no greed and care little about false pride and validation. Until now, people have been full of pride, greed and anger, but these poor beings are just obsessed with material things.
Questioner: You say that this generation of youth is healthyminded, but on the other hand they have some form of substance addiction and other associated problems.
Nowadays the generation is broad-minded. It is not like the narrow-minded, petty and superstitious generations that preceded it. In previous ages, Brahmins did not mingle with people of an inferior caste. They treated other castes with contempt. In comparison, this generation is open and receptive and healthy-minded.
Dadashri: They may seem addicted, but only because they do not find a right path for themselves. It is no fault of theirs. They do have healthy minds.
Questioner: What do you mean by a healthy mind?
Keep positive intents (bhaavs) for your children. This will bring good results. They will change for the better and this will happen naturally. Today's generation is the best that has ever been.
Dadashri: Healthy minds are those who care very little for possession. When we were young we would immediately pounce on things we thought we could keep. If we went out for dinner at someone's house, we would eat more than we would at our own home. From young to old, everyone was possessive in nature. (P.156)
Why do I say this? What special qualities do they possess? They are not bigoted like the contemptuous so-called superior caste egoists of olden days. Their only weakness is their fascination for the material world, whereas children of previous