Do All the Buds Need Light?

         Wishes budded and not blossomed with fragrance are like withering buds. Every bud from within disturbs us either to shed it off or make it blossom. Each unfulfilled wish of us sucks our energy and leaves us tired and thirsty.

            We should keep the learner within us awake always. When a king can motivate himself on the arena of his progress, he definitely needs a Minister who cannot be satisfied with any value less than 101%. A Minister who will never compromise on anything less than 101% is really the king’s boon.

            The father and the son or the mother and the daughter cannot be the same. The kids need someone outside of them in the family to have a detached view of what they do and what they don’t. Parents are the seventh and the eighth sense. Despite all the skills and talents, children cannot watch their own behaviour objectively. Many a time, a gentle pat, a single U – turn, the slight chin-up positioning, the firm hand-shake – a tiny change can be the determining difference between a better performer and the best performer, and here comes the parents.

            What is the necessity of guiding light? Why Valmiki was needed for Sita to get rid of her suspicion on Rama? Why Krishna was needed to advise Arjuna when he got struck up with confusion? Why Birbal was needed for Akbar to suggest? Why Financial Advisors are needed for big organizations? Why Kamal Haasan needs Dance Master and Director for his dancing and acting? The sole answer for all these questions is, someone other than us should watch us and reveal us to ourselves. Why?

            When we think of others we could have a detached view. But, when we, ourselves get involved, we often become subjective and that leads to prejudices. Ultimately they end up with our mental disability which will be a Himalayan hindrance for making a critical view of ourselves. So, we all must have an intimate friend with goodwill, or a mentor with concern, or an elderly person with rich experience who could point out our small slips, which can bring a great success. The person who brings it to our notice may not be a greater one, but he/she may help us to find the greatness within us. To train a horse, one need not be a horse. While this is the case with the grown ups, the children need the guides in the guise of parents.

            Visualize a beautiful flower pot in our family. Of course a child is a beautiful bud blossoms on its own, but still, a mother’s gentle care and a father’s facilitation will maintain the fragrance of a blossoming baby. Besides love, the parents should also have a detached view of their attached offsprings and make them lead their life with values which will spread their fragrance for ever.