Not property but culture

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28 Jul '24
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There was a great saint in South India named *Thiruvalluvar*. He used to solve people's problems through his sermons. That's why people used to come to him from far and wide to listen to him.

Once he reached a city.  After listening to his discourse, a businessman said to him with folded hands in despair...
*"Guruvar, I have saved every penny and collected a lot of wealth for my only son. But he is wasting my hard earned money mercilessly on bad addictions. I am very confused. I don't know for what crime God is doing this injustice to me."* 
The saint smiled and said, *"Seth ji, how much wealth did your father leave for you?"*
The businessman said, *"He was very poor. He had not left anything for me."*
The saint said, *"Your father did not leave anything for you, despite this you have become so rich."*
*"But now despite accumulating so much wealth, you think that your son will spend his days in poverty after you?"*
The businessman said with tearful eyes, *"You are saying the truth. But where did I go wrong that he remains immersed in addictions."* 
The saint said, *"You kept on earning money thinking that the duty of a father is to accumulate wealth for his children. In this process, you did not pay any attention to the education and development of values ​​of your son."*
*"The first duty of parents towards their son is to make him worthy of sitting in the front row.  He will achieve everything else on the basis of his ability."* 
The saint's words opened the eyes of the merchant and he decided to give his son good values ​​to bring him on the right path by not giving importance to money.

It is said that.... 
If you do not give toys of their choice to children*
They will cry for a while*
But if you do not give them good values*
They will cry for the rest of their life*
Therefore...
Give good values ​​to your children*
Because...
Only good values ​​can create a good world (life)...* 🙏🙏Jai Shri Radhe Krishna🙏🙏

Category:Cultural Studies



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Written by VIVEK SAXENA

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