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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