Book Title: Second Edition
Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Pragna Prabodh Parivar

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________________ time to take their dog for a walk but have no time for their child. In such circumstances we feel sorry for the child who envies the dog. Sometimes you feel like making a bitter statement that a child who is born to such a wealthy father is poorer to none other. Each hour of such a father is so expensive that although the child needs his father's time, he isn't wealthy enough to buy it. The father who monitors closely his staff's profiles and progress, sadly doesn't even know in which standard his child is studying ? How well is he studying ? With whom is he going around ? What does he do ? He doesn't even have the time to oversee his child's progress. You feel compelled to believe that instead of taking birth in their family as a child, he would have received greater attention of his father had he joined his office as a peon. · Such children get a car to roam around, though it cannot reach the nearest location called "Papa". They get a 24 hour maid to look after them but do not get the compassion of their mother. Such children's world of facilities are boundless but their world of love and affection are absolutely hollow. Their only fault is that they have taken birth in a soul-less island called "an extremely wealthy house !" The image of their parents is inscribed on the child's mind. It has a caption "Lost ! Anyone who helps to locate them will be rewarded.” Such children are emotionless. Their eyes are always misty. Someone has passed a tart remark for such a family life : “ you don't ask me the English translation of nurturing, here even a child's tears are wiped with a tissue paper". We accept that this situation does not exist in every home. But this trend is catching up. Such kind of family life prevails especially in those homes where money and material possessions are given Second Edition

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