1 Flow in Love Children feel that they are adults only when they say ‘no’ to their parents. That is is why, all over the world, youngsters always rebel. LE, pg 22

Some people tell me, 'No Swamiji, I don't

love my son or daughter for any of these

reasons.' I ask them, 'Alright, if your son

suddenly starts to make his own decisions,

if he suddenly doesn't fit into your

framework, if he doesn't follow your

guidance, if he doesn't live according to

your rules, will your love for him be the

same?'

They tell me, 'No, it will not. My love will

be reduced a little!'

What does this mean? We love our next

generation as long as they are extensions

of our life. As long as they fall into our

pattern of thinking, as long as they live in

accordance with our conventions, we love

them. We simply fulfill our own desires

through them. We fulfill our lives through

them. Whatever we couldn't accomplish

in our youth, we try to accomplish through

them. We use them as an extension of our

own lives. If we wanted to be doctors and

couldn't for some reason, we inspire them

to be doctors. As long as they act and live

as an extension of our life, the relationship

is beautiful. But the moment they start

deciding on their own, the moment they

feel we are suffocating them, the moment

they stand up and say 'no', the relationship takes a different turn.

(LE, pg 22)

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