One of the greatest truths we must learn to embrace is that our children are not our possessions. They enter this world with their own karma, their own destiny, and a unique purpose that belongs only to them.
A child is not merely a student in a parent’s life, but also a profound teacher.
Our role as parents is not to control or shape our children according to our fears or unfulfilled dreams. Instead, it is to guide them with values, love, and wisdom—while allowing them the freedom to discover their own path.
In today’s world, children are more informed, aware, and connected than ever before. Technology has placed limitless knowledge at their fingertips. They can find answers instantly, question long-held assumptions, and often understand things we ourselves were never exposed to at their age.
This does not diminish us as parents; rather, it prepares them for a fast-changing and complex world. Instead of resisting this shift, we should celebrate it.
We must learn to listen, to accept, and to grow alongside our children. Just as we seek the right to live our lives independently, we must extend that same freedom to them. Their journey is theirs; ours is ours.
When our children offer love and affection, we should receive it as a blessing—with gratitude, not entitlement. Excessive expectations only give rise to disappointment and sorrow. True happiness emerges when we release these expectations and live our own lives with dignity, grace, and independence.
The deeper lesson is simple yet powerful:
When we stop expecting, we begin appreciating.
When we stop demanding, we start receiving.
And when we stop clinging, we finally begin living.
True parenthood is not measured by control, but by the values we leave behind. If we gift our children a strong foundation of love, discipline, and sanskar, they will build lives of strength, purpose, and character on their own.
And when they shine, the reflection of their light will become our greatest reward.
Let them identify and find their Purpose of Life.
