ters of consciousness, from the basic Muladhara
clearly distinguish rights and wrongs before these
chakra all the way to Sahasrara.
notions are even presented or distorted by the
“education system”. I have again witnessed a case
Why is important to have a complete holistic
when a young boy was correcting adults around
awareness? Because without it, we can damage or
him with long statements about situations when
suppress some of the innate capacity of the child.
they failed to speak the truth. And he was articulat-
Parents could react with disbelief and instead of
ing this with simplicity and candor, using a great
nurturing a complex capacity as it would be the
deal of intuition and emotional maturity, to the dis-
one of clairvoyance and mental clarity, they can in-
may of the grown ups.
fluence the child in not accepting it, or not believing it and in turn this can lead to lower self esteem.
These are some of the areas where the parents
and educators of such children need support to
The emotional spectrum and sensitivity of some of
unlearn the “habits” of rigid parenting and educa-
the extraordinary gifted children can shock adults
tion; where mental autopilot and even fear has to
around them. I know a case when a 4 year old has
be consciously removed and the educators need to
stopped upon entering a public transport bus.
be supported to live with the heart, with courage
After his mum encouraged him to step in and
and openness, wisdom and love. It is a challenging
enter and then asked him what has happened the
environment both for such children, who some-
kid whispered back “mum, the driver is in love, this is
times wish they were “normal” so that they can see
so nice”. The child purity has sensed the other open
themselves fit; as well as the educators who find
heart and was entranced in awe spontaneously.
themselves unprepared or uncovered.
The child spoke, when his mother prompted, about
an aspect that was not yet covered in his education
We did mention few programs that exist world
up to that point.
wide, but what is actually needed is for the educators to be ready to transform continuously and
Another fascinated subject that sometimes gifted
mold themselves with the chance that is being
children bring to the table is their capacity to
presented to them through the new generation.