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A soul which gets a human-birth is definitely fortunate. His upliftment in life would now rest solely on his parents. The parents have been blessed with a soul which has the potential to develop. The tree is hidden within the seed. All it needs is the right quantum of manure, water, sunlight and a talented gardener to help the seed germinate and realize its true potential.
If a slab of makarana marble is lying next to a paan vendor, then it will lose its true white colour also with the kicks of the passers-by and the spits of the paans they consume. However, if this very same slab of marble is entrusted to a talented sculptor, he would carve a beautiful image from it. The marble is the same but at one place it is in a pitiable condition whereas at another, it is worshipped. This is the result of the sculptor who worked on it and the use to which it was put. This same principle which applies to marble, applies to your heir also.
Hitopadesha, an ethics promoting write up has also described irresponsible guardians using very stern words. "Maata shatru: pitaa vairi, yen baalo na paatith:"An ignorant father or a neglecting mother least bothered about the child's development is regarded as an enemy of the child.
A gardener who neglects his duty of nurturing the garden can convert a beautiful garden into a heap of garbage. A good farmer can harvest a bounty from an infertile land parcel also. When a developer buys an empty plot and starts constructing as per the architect's plan, you find a majestic tower in that empty space after a few months. This humanbirth is akin to such an empty plot with a huge scope for construction.
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