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46 Generation Gap In Satyug, if one person were a rose in a household, then all the other members of that household would also be roses and if in another household, one were a jasmine, they would all be jasmine. These days, a home will have different types of flowers, individuals with distinct characteristics Do you understand my point? The fields of crops of the same type in Satyug have turned into gardens of varied flowers in Kaliyug, the current era of the time cycle. But what can anyone do when people do not know how to look at things? If you do not know how to perceive and accept these differences in nature, you will be hurt. The world does not have this insight. No one is truly bad. All these differences of opinion arise because of one’s ego. Your ego stems from not having this insight. If you could perceive things as they are, there is no such thing as pain. I have no conflicts with anyone in this world. I perceive all the different prakrutis; whether one is a rose, a lily, a tulip or any other flower. (P.239) Because people cannot recognize different prakrutis, I have written the following sentence in a book: “Homes today have become gardens, so one must make the best of it now.” If a father is very noble and generous but his son is stingy, he will resent him and try to make the son just like him. This is not possible, because the son has his own distinct personality. Parents attempt to mold their children into replicas of themselves. They should let them blossom on their own. They should know the children’s strong points and nurture them instead. Just observe their prakruti. Why must you fight with them