Hi,
Offering
unconditional love is the best the parents could do to their
children. But does that mean they turn a blind eye to anything and everything
they do? Should they ignore when they go off the track, especially during their
formative years of infancy and adolescence? Let us look at the Mahabharata and
take a message from it.
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Mend it... EARLY.
Pandavas and Kauravas were cousins, but always competed with
each other. While they were children, Kauravas- the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra –
indulged in several attempts of killing and troubling the 5 Pandavas. When Vidura
brought it to the notice of Dhritarashtra, he paid no attention to it and preferred to ignore it out of his love for his children.
Later as they grew up and continued their misdeeds, he
would excuse himself saying, “What can I do now? I cannot control my sons. They
are too big now to listen to me.” He didn’t even try to stop them when they
dragged Draupadi to his court and attempted to disrobe her. This led to the
series of events that culminated in the great battle of Kurukshetra in which
all of his sons got killed. Though he wept over their death and repented his earlier choices of inaction as a parent, it was too late.
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Parents
have a role and responsibility in grooming their children, especially when it
comes to teaching them the ethics and moral values early in their life.
It
is important to correct them and help them nip the issues in the bud. The
challenge however is to be able to draw a line and differentiate pampering from
the unconditional love while parenting.
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com
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