It is really fun to be back! I used to travel with 3 women (age - I don't want to guess). I can't call them girls !! Each has a child each.
We talk all shop. We make fun of each other. We even speak about very serious subjects.
Ultimately it boils down to kids, their behavior, their way of living, the way they respond/react to us.
What is new?
When we were young, we were exposed to just the radio. now we have television, a very powerful medium.
Kids won't like to do what we tell them. they like to do what we do.
they are vocal about it. 'well, I saw you doing this. When I do the same thing, why blame me or scold me?'
That means, if you want your kid to do something, you better do it first!
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was visited by a woman and a small boy. The mother said 'guruji, my boy eats a lot of jaggery. Please tell him not to eat too much' Ramakrisha jee told her to come next week. So faithfully the pair came the next week.
Ramakrishna jee told the boy ' please don't eat jaggery . it is not good for health'
The boy nodded affirmatively. The woman was flabbergasted. To tell this, why he took one week?
She asked the same thing.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa replied 'Amma, I was also eating jaggery. Now I have left it since a week. So I was able to tell you son'
This is called commitment. When I can't do, I can't tell others. May be our parents were telling like this and we accepted though we didn't like it.
But today's kids can tell it in our face.
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