December, Thursday 12th., 2019
It is deplorable that in the mad pursuit of money, people are forgetting or compromising human virtues.
Baba
Today's Thought for the Day
12 Dec 2019
As parents, how should we raise children and what is the critical lesson about material wealth we must impart to them? Bhagawan gives us a clear and loving exposition today!
It
is not wrong to love children. But parents should learn how to love
them. Whenever the children go astray, wittingly or unwittingly, parents
should hasten to correct their faults and bring them to the righteous
path. The obligations of parents do not end with providing food,
schooling and knowledge on worldly matters. Children should also be
provided with right values. They should not be made to think that the
acquisition of wealth is the be-all and end-all of life. Wealth does not
accompany one when they leave the world. Wealth is necessary only for
meeting one's essential needs. Too much wealth is an embarrassment like
an oversized shoe. Too little of it is likely to be painful, like a
tight-fitting shoe. So it is desirable to have only that amount of
wealth that is adequate for one's basic needs. It is deplorable that in
the mad pursuit of money, people are forgetting or compromising human
virtues.
- Divine Discourse, Feb 5, 1984