We want to do good to the ones we are related to and we have long stretches of memories with all kinds of identifications. I fully appreciate that. But I also know that it doesn't always work this way. Sometimes what works better is shifting of focus to more appropriate areas. Remember, nobody can be helped beyond their consent. That's the nature of life.
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Questioner: Thank you for the amazing discussion. My question is тАФ my extended family is dysfunctional, and this has caused conflict between my parents, and due to poor conflict resolution between them, this issue pops up repeatedly in my own life. I tried to focus on living my best, but it causes me a lot of grief and sadness to see my parents suffer. I love my parents very much and try to help them.
And having listened to what you just said, am I correct in understanding that I should look beyond this? That I can do my best to help them, but I should also just try to help everyone else? And generally, what should people do when they are in situations like this?
Acharya Prashant: See, in helping somebody who has made a mistake and is suffering because of that, should we not be sure that we are not repeating the same mistake? See, all the associations, the bonds and the knots, the familial relationships тАФ that's what gets bad. And let's say that got bad for your parents. Things are not great when it comes to your parents and their relatives, right?
