THIS IS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE PARENTS...

Dear all...THIS IS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE PARENTS...

Our Indian culture advocates "LISTEN TO ELDERS". It is assumed that any one elder to us has undergone more life on earth and therefore knows more than us, and therefore we should listen to that person without questioning or analysing.

Therefore, we are forced to listen to parents, teachers, priests, politicians, administrators, religious leaders etc.

But all of what they say may not be without any selfishness...may not be right or correct...may not suit to our life, our profession, place of dwelling etc.

That is why the famous Tamil Poet, Thiruvalluvar said about 2000 years ago 'Intelligence is all about analysing all that you read or hear using the common sense and get the real, truth, knowledge and wisdom' ("yepporul yaar yaarvaai ketpinum apporul mei porul kaanbhathu arivu").

But it appears that the culture has derailed over a period of time, and we have lost the sense of COMMON SENSE and analysing capability by questioning everything under the sky!!

In today's world every one is knowledgeable. Every one knows something which the other person does not know!...So, listening to others, questioning or discussing the validity, truth, correctness is not disrespect.

Respect is Responsibility!!

So, let us encourage use of COMMON SENSE...Let us not make our children brainless idiots and blind followers!!...It will only kill their brain and will not help to live!!

Peacefully yours...Rams....Psychologist!!