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बच्चों को ये खास उपहार देकर देखिए (सब बदल जाएगा) || आचार्य प्रशांत के नीम लड्डू
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4 years ago
Parenting
Self-Improvement
Child's Well-being
Home Environment
Mental Maturity
Responsibility
Maya (Illusion)
Humility
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that when we want to do good for someone, we often start looking only at them. He gives the analogy of a driver who, out of love for his passengers, starts looking at them instead of the road, which would lead to an accident. Similarly, if a person riding a bike wants to protect the pillion rider and holds onto them instead of the handlebars, it will result in a crash. The one who cannot save themselves cannot save others. Therefore, parents who wish for their children's well-being must first pay attention to themselves. A common argument from parents is that they are too busy with their children's welfare to have time for their own self-improvement. They use raising their child as a reason for not attending spiritual sessions. The speaker counters this by asking how they can ensure their child's well-being if they themselves are not well. He observes that the children of parents who take time for their own growth blossom like flowers, whereas the children of those who use them as an excuse remain underdeveloped. If you want your child's well-being, you must first ensure your own. Being a parent is like a second birth; it is an opportunity to grow up alongside your child and not repeat the mistakes of your own upbringing. Often, parents' mental age remains stuck at ten or twelve years, and a child cannot be mentally older than their parents. Becoming a parent is almost like being God, the father of all. Therefore, parents should have some element of the divine, the supreme, in their mind and conduct. Only then can their child become a healthy young person. The primary cause of a child's problems is the home environment. If the home is healthy, the child, who is a flower of that home, will be fine. A good home is one where there is the name of God, honesty, love, and an absence of violence or bitterness. It is important to not invite negative influences into the home, such as the television, which the speaker calls a 'global drainage pipe' that empties into every household. The first step is to look at oneself. The problem is not with the child, but with the parents and the home environment.