Susheela came running out of her
home in search of her daughter, Varsha. As she came out she stood with a
frenzied look to see the shocking scene of Varsha and her neighbour's daughter
fighting and sprawling in the sand.
As she slowly resolved the fight
and pulled Varsha in, she stood helpless and worried in front of the Mother's
picture, as she closed her eyes the episodes of Varsha’s belligerent nature and
rude behavior came reeling like a movie, making her fear every moment Varsha
was out of their home.
After a couple of days, her
neighbour Jaya Aunty, visited Susheela's home. Susheela had locked herself up,
racking her brain for a solution. A concerned Jaya Aunty patiently listened to
her problems, and recounted from the Mother's books "Always, circumstances
come to reveal the hidden weaknesses that one has to overcome". Susheela
looked at Aunty with a perplexed face, who explained to her that it would be a
wise option for her to do some self-introspection to find out if the reason for
this problem was her own nature.
Susheela unable to interpret
Aunty's words snapped back, asking her whether any mother in the world would
instigate her kid to fight or behave rudely, and told her not to blame her and
asked if she knew any external remedy.
Within a few seconds, Susheela was
off to school after a phone call from Varsha's teacher. As she reached she was
horrified to see Varun, Varsha’s classmate, whose head was bleeding as Varsha
had indulged in a fight with him and smashed him with a pencil case. Feeling
highly embarrassed and having got a final warning from the school she returned
back home.
She sat down helplessly closed her
eyes and started her self-analysis. She realized that she had an inherent
"I am right" attitude, and a non-apologetic nature. She went to the
Mother with tearful eyes and thanked her for indicating that the solution and
the root cause of the problem was herself.
Soon, as per Jaya Aunty's advice,
she started reading ‘The Ideal Parent’,
and gifted ‘The Ideal Child’ book to
Varsha. After sometime, Varsha was regarded as a very friendly and sweet child
by everyone.
References
‘Rays of Light’, First Edition 1997 Pg. 88
- Sharadha
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