Originally posted by: ssrbaqri
Dear elle,Apart from the fact that u try to get at the point in a very emphatic manner, I'm sorry that I can't agree with the content simply b'coz I perceive Sajjan's love for baba as a recognition of his inner beauty. Shakti is wicked from inside & SS knows it well. Shakti's jealousy is obvious but SS can't be held responsible for this discrimination. If u draw a parallel, prophet Jacob used to love his son Jseph more than his other sons. This sowed the seed of jealousy in their hearts & the threw joseph into a well. Joseph survived & became the king of Egypt. The legend still remains & u may come across numerous such examples in everyday life.Good stuff for a debate, though.
Great example ssrbaqri 👍🏼
But even in that case, the jealousy in the elder brothers stemmed from the preferential treatment given to one son over the others. Now, I can't say that Prophet Jacob was wrong, and neither do I believe him to be. However, are we clear on the facts of their story?
As far as I remember, at the time Joseph was thrown in the well, he was just a mere child, while all his brothers were significantly elder to him. It is but natural to love a young child more than a grown-up child. Also, Jacob's sons did not turn out the way he wanted. They were lazy, they were rebellious and the did not respect their parents as they should have. It was difficult to compare Joseph to them as he was a child, not yet able to work, and they were grown-ups lazing around. Perhaps their dad did love all his children equally when they were young, but as they turned out bad, his love diminished. Since this is centuries old, we will never know.
What we do know today is that Krishna was not a child anymore. He was a full grown man, extremely capable of working and earning a hard living. And despite his inner goodness, he did not turn out the way his parents wanted him to... they never cared that Krishna should have "a good soul". They wanted a blue-blooded Thakur like Sajjan Singh, and Krishna was not that. However, Shakti was EXACTLY what his parents wanted him to be. For them, he was the obedient one, the loyal one, the hard-working one. The one who turned out to be just as evil as they had raised him (unlike Krishna)... In short, Shakti was the perfect child. Why then was Krishna given preferential treatment?
Sorry, my reply became too long, but I do not think that Jacob's love for Joseph can be matched with Sajjan's love for Krishna. And while I strongly object to Shakti's method of seeking revenge, I still believe that he has every right to be jealous of his parent's attentions towards Krishna.