50 Life Without Conflict
of them when they get old. Why do people grow mango trees? To eat the mangos! But let me tell you what kind of a mango tree the children of today are. They will bear only two mangos of their own and will ask their parents for two more! Therefore, do not have any expectations of them.
A man came to me one day and said that his son had asked him whether he should send him a hundred rupees every month. He said he told his son,“ Son I do not need your Basmati rice( luxury food), I get a crop of millet( basic simple food) that sustains me. Now why would I start such new business of this kind? I am satisfied with what I have.”
Be a Friend
Questioner: Should we think of our children as our guests?
Dadashri: There is no need to do that. There is one way to improve your children, be a friend to them. I adopted this behavior at a very young age. I have maintained friendships with the young and the old. Nurture a friendship with your children. Children are looking for love but they do not find that love. Then they suffer in silence, they can neither talk to anyone nor can they bear the suffering. I have a solution for the troubled youngsters of today. I have directions as to how to guide them. The love, which has manifested within me, is such that it will neither increase nor decrease. That which increases or decreases is not love, but infatuation. That which does not increase or decrease is pure love. Everyone will surrender to such love. I do not want to control anyone and yet everyone surrenders to this love. I am merely instrumental in the process.
The Dawn of Religion
Questioner: Why is religion declining in this new generation?