Coming back to why I think we are headed for a Mahabharat - I have been looking around me and realise this increasing culture of - 'me, myself and I' without a consideration or thought for the others- Please don't misunderstand this with individualism, i am actually talking about selfishness. Each one of is unique like everyone else :-)) but do so many of us have to be sooooo selfish.
Just as Duryodhana was spoilt by his parents ( being their first born) and given to understand that he could fight the Pandavas and get what he wants - it ultimately led to the Mahabharat. I feel the children today are being brought up with the same attitude - they know they can get what they want and when they want it and they have to get it if they want it...I see the mothers urging their children to get ahead and think only of themselves when doing so. It makes me sad to see the children being chided by moms for not coming first in the race ( in a hobby class as well), of seeing them indulged and not taught any respect for food or money( check out the behaviour of a lot of young parents and kids at a resturant), of seeing them being insensitive to another's need or problem ( as long as i am happy, mujhe kya?), no respect for elders or no respect to the fact that the aged have their set of issues when moving around( Have you ever observed a youngster's impatience with an old person in a market place?)
As time passes there will be more and more of these Duryodhanas who will be quite happy with life as long as they can live as they want. And the moment their wishes are not met there will be mayhem. And already the media is full of many cases and i shudder to think what will happen as time passes by........We have seen enough cases of road rage around in delhi - sometime murders or brutal bashings just because the person in front didnt let you jump a red light or give you way to pass, Arguments with friend leading to fatal fights, pub and party brawls, the other day out at a movie , there was a group of 4 ,(2 couples actually) where one couple got into an argument and the guy physically slapped the girl who went away crying...that leads me to domestic violence as well, the frustrated spouse decided to give it hard to the other one and vent his or her feelings.
We need to stop this and change our attitude with children....We need to deny them sometimes what they want or hold carrots to achieve what we want - otherwise we will all be a generation of Duryohanas and can you imagine, we will meet a fate worse than Mahabharat perhaps with no Krisna coming to our rescue...................
