28 Life Without Conflict
Does your fragrance come through at home ? Questioner : What do you mean by ‘ fragrance ’?
Dadashri : Do you keep everyone happy at home ? You do not have quarrels at home , do you ?
Questioner : They do occur , everyday .
Dadashri : What kind of a person are you ? You cannot give peace to your wife or your children ? You cannot even make yourself happy ? If you want to attain liberation then I will have to reprimand you and if you want to acquire a life in the celestial world , I can show you another simple path , and in that , I will welcome you with respect . I have not forgotten the worldly language . In the days gone by , there used to be differences of opinions between households , but today there are differences of opinions between people within a household . Everyone has a different understanding . There is no awareness of what is beneficial and what is harmful in life .
Untested Father and Untested Mother
People do not even know how to behave as responsible parents . A man excitedly calls out to his wife to come and see what their toddler is doing . “ Come quickly and see how smart our boy has become ! He stood on his tippy-toes and reached inside my coat pocket and took out some money . Isn ’ t he clever ?” The fool ! The fool of all fools ! Where does a fool like him come from ? He has become a father ! Is he is not ashamed of himself ? Does he even understand what kind of encouragement his son is getting ? The toddler watches all this and thinks he has done something great . Now is this something to be proud of ? Should there not be some principles ? Does it suit us to have our Indian values erode away in this manner ? Should parents not have awareness of what kind of talks give the right encouragement to a child ? These are all untested ( unfit or