The first level of your nourishment must come from your textbooks — immerse yourself in them. The book is not just about passing exams and moving to the next class; the book turns you into the individual that you would be. Be very, very affectionate towards your books. Textbooks lay the foundation, and if you can master them at your stage — 12 years or 13 years of age — it goes a long way because you have laid a good foundation for yourself.
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Questioner: Namaste Acharya Ji. I am in class 7. Acharya Ji, my question is: as I'm going to become a teenager, I'm often torn between my own emotions, my parents' advice, and the backlash I face from my peers. So sir, what is your advice regarding this and how can I become a good human being?
Acharya Prashant: The books that you have in your syllabus might sound a bit boring to a seventh grader, but the books that you have in your syllabus are very sufficient in providing you the basic level of mental nourishment you need. The first thing is to master your textbooks.
Fortunately, we still have a system in which the curriculum that's designed for you is quite decent. The first level of your nourishment must come from there — the history, literature, of course, maths, science, the languages that you are studying there. If you can master them at your stage, 12 years or 13 years of age, it goes a long way because you have laid a good foundation for yourself. And those who don't have this good foundation, they often struggle throughout their life.
