Is Love Enough?

Isn't it amazing how the writers keep bringing back the themes that were so predominant in the earlier months of the show. Parvarish or upbringing was a biggie. We even had Yash and Aarti on opposite sides of this debate. The Scindiyas were all about rules and regulations and discipline. Aarti agreed with all that but to a much lesser extent compared to the Scindiyas. She was all about letting the child explore and enjoy and blossom and what not. Both extremes aren't healthy. Ansh had his own set of problems and Palak and Payal had their own set of problems. And we saw that it was when Aarti and Yash were able to reach a middle ground that all their children felt secure and confident in their parents love.

The CVs have brought that same theme right to the Scindiya's door steps once again.

Seems like all Akash got was love from his mother. I don't know if Radha was able to set boundaries for him or discipline him. Did she feel guilty at what she had done? Had she over indulged him because of this guilt? And how much harder was it for her being a single parent. We saw what a difference Yash's disciplining made in little Ansh's life. So had SP been there to provide discipline and security for Akash during the times Radha faltered, would Akash have been a totally different person?

So the big question : When it comes to upbringing, is just love enough?

Does financial security and the security of a warm and loving family who would draw boundaries, who would discipline you and who would also always catch you when you fall, important too? Akash had love but never did have the security of a well knit family. Yash on the other hand, had both love and that security.

Wonderful take, in my opinion love, security, and discpline are some key factors children need to have in their lives.