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Once again Ram did it. Beautiful play of words and once again a beautiful message. Before marriage the biggest strength for a child is the parents confidence in him or her( Post marriage also it matters, but spouse become a much more important factor). Especially teenage and early youth.
At this age if a parent controls the child telling him what to do what not to do then the parents become the child's weakness and when a parent is able to direct trusting the child that he or she will know what is right what is wrong then they become the child's strength.
Today Ram asked his father doesnt he trust in his abilities. He doesnt want to go because a king has to sent the crown prince, but a son wants to go with his father's blessings. If a king sends the crown prince then it feels like because the duty bound king was forced to do it, he did it. He has fear, he doesnt trust Ram enough. But if a father sends the son that means father has confidence in the child.
Why the difference of king and father was stressed is because in the former you do the action only in the physical space as your vachan bound, duty bound. But any action in the physical space without the involvement of mind is half hearted and will not bear the desired result. But in the latter if you have to do it you have bring your inner space at par with physical space. Because emotional bindings are there. And an action is complete only when inner space matches with physical space. And that is what we call samarpan. Ram made Dasrath Samarpith to his vachan with gentleness and love.
I always tell people dont sacrifice, give. When you sacrifice your inner space is in turmoil. Some physical force or physical condition is making you do it. But when you give, it is voluntary, it is free will.
A lot is talked about sacrifice, duty etc but no one talks about free will. Because free will is associated with selfishness. Actually it is not. Free will can be harnessed positively if we make an attempt. We can make sacrificing giving. When you give you do it to satisfy yourelf or your conscience . When you sacrifice you do it to satisfy the society.
An action for which your conscience didnt need answer, but society is not convinced it is giving. An action for which society is convinced , but your conscience is not , it is sacrifice.
You can decide what you want to do. Give or sacrifice. It is your choice. If you use your freewill in the direction set by God results will be remarkable and those results only time can see it. And I will put the choice taken by Arjun to have Krishna without weapon was proved right on day 14 of Kurushetra war when the weapon Shakthi or Power goes from Karna's hand.
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