Geetha Upathesam
All of us face problems in our life. we all some times yearn for guidance, like the great Arjuna. We yearn for divine intervention during the crisis. Believe. me we also get our messages delivered from time to time, which we ignore, or fail to absorb. I'm going to narrate an incident here. One day I was in the lift with two little boys who always reminded the little naughty Tom Sayer of Mark Twain. the young lads had two long broomsticks in their hands. with a friendly smile, I asked them. To throw away the sticks lest they may poke each other by mistake. They gave me a stern look and declared that they will not do any harm to anyone. they said," we know everything. Because we are in the first standard. Saying this to me they went out of the elevator, leaving me dumbfounded. This incident taught me a lesson. Henceforth whenever I was tempted to offer an opinion or advise to the next young generation I pause a little and think before offering to advise when not wanted. Like our elders used to tell us, you better. Listen to elders. We can not offer our advise to the younger generation, Because "they know everything "