Generation Gap 15
Dadashri: Yes, the father alone. When a father is not worthy of fatherhood, even his own wife will oppose him. He will learn his lesson the hard way. She may remain silent for the sake of appearances, but for how long will she succumb to societal pressures of remaining married?
Questioner: Is it always the father who is wrong?
Dadashri: The father is always in the wrong. Because he does not know how to be a father, everything gets ruined. To be a father requires a lot of purity from within, so much so that even his own wife will respect and revere him. The standard of purity in relationships with his wife is this. His wife will beg to him for sex. Only when he attains this level, is he regarded as a certified father.
Questioner: If a father does not maintain his seniority in the family, if he does not assert his fatherly authority, is that not also a mistake on his part?
Dadashri: No it is not a mistake. Only then will things be resolved.
Questioner: If the father does not assert his authority, what guarantee is there that children will listen to him?
Dadashri: Of course there is. Your good character will have its effect and impact on the children and the world too.
Questioner: What can a father do if his children are of the worst possible kind?
Dadashri: There again, the root of the problem is the father. Why does the father have to suffer so? He suffers because of his own bad conduct from his previous life. If in past lives he had not lost control and not abused his children, he would not be suffering in this way now. Karmas were bound because he did