tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49894437965204218752024-03-13T04:37:29.102-07:00Be the CHANGE you want to see in the WORLDHimanshu Pandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12198388974040272488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989443796520421875.post-7591895865002923962007-04-15T11:32:00.000-07:002007-05-18T12:05:07.246-07:00BONES on which you cut your TEETH<div style="text-align: justify;"> It's all about respecting your parents<br /><br /></div><span id="fullpost"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">“First we are children to our parents, then parents to our children, then parents to our parents, then chi</b><b style="">ldren to our children.”<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right">Milton Greenblatt</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">This beautiful</span><span style=""> quote perfectly depicts the relationship between parents and children at different stages of life. But have you ever tried to give a thought to this relationship which was gifted to you from your birth? Probably not<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">In today’s fast paced competitive world where m</span><span style="">ore than five boys compete for the same girl whereas girl has to handle all the five (Tougher Job!), one has been busy enough thinking about the </span><span style="">relationship with his girlfriend or life partn</span><span style="">er or streamlining his career that the above quoted <span style=""> </span>relationship has shaded. Maybe because that relationship has been tagged with: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">“</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Taken for Granted</b></span><span style="font-size:130%;">”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><o:p><br /><br /></o:p></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Why is that, as we grow this tag becomes more and more visible? We’ll do things and then expect from our parents to accept it, after all we are grown ups. And as a matter of surprise parents will accept it sooner or later because:</span><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><b style="">“The truth is that <span style="">parents</span> are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.”</b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right">Bill Cosby<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">Some people would reason it out with the indi</span><span style="">vidualistic and independent behavior which becomes more and more dominant as we grow. But is that so? This is what we mean by being an individual and independent personality who can</span><span style=""> lead his own life without giving a damn about those<span style=""> </span>individua</span><span style="">l and independent personalities who have adjusted so many times just for the sake of their children. Becoming independent doesn’t mean that we no longer have any interaction with the environment we spend our childhood with. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">There are some GREAT SOULS who also think that parents have there own set of rules and they are always one generation behind <span style=""> </span>and mayb</span><span style="">e that’s why there is always an inv</span><span style="">isible barrier between us and our parents - “<b>They just </b></span><span style=""><b>cant understand us – our feelings, our independence & our way of living</b>”. But why do we forget that these very parents have sponsored and will continue to for our so called ‘way of living’ without hoping for return in any form. And t</span><span style="">he obvious question which comes to mind is,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="">“<b>Why would parents expect any returns</b>?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="">(Why not?......See we take it for granted….since they are parents so it’s their responsibility to s</span><span style="">upport us but have we ever thought what is our responsibility?)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="">And as far as rules are concerned then it has been rightly remarked,<o:p></o:p></span><b><span style="font-size:16;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b><br /></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>“The rules for parents are but three... Love, Limit, and Let them be.”<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><b><span style="font-size:16;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="">Elaine M. Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L80qxB7XunM/RiJyxwdmggI/AAAAAAAAAA0/tlLqyKJONDk/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L80qxB7XunM/RiJyxwdmggI/AAAAAAAAAA0/tlLqyKJONDk/s320/clip_image002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053727931011334658" border="0" /></a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:11.25pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///E:\DOCUME~1\Himanshu\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image005.png" title=""> <w:wrap type="square"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L80qxB7XunM/RiJznwdmgiI/AAAAAAAAABE/DDq4_eRFVD4/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L80qxB7XunM/RiJznwdmgiI/AAAAAAAAABE/DDq4_eRFVD4/s320/clip_image002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053728858724270626" border="0" /></a></p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="fullpost"><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L80qxB7XunM/RiJz2wdmgjI/AAAAAAAAABM/ohC4_UI3kyA/s1600-h/clip_image002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L80qxB7XunM/RiJz2wdmgjI/AAAAAAAAABM/ohC4_UI3kyA/s320/clip_image002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053729116422308402" border="0" /></a> LOVE----------------------------LIMIT--------------------------LET THEM BE</p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="fullpost"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>P.S</b><span style="">- Till now you might be wondering that how does the appellation of this post relates to the matter being discussed? So, for your kind information “cut your teeth on” is an idiom which means “to acquire wisdom or to gain valuable experience, often at a young age. And the word 'bones' has been used as an analogy for Parents.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="">As a matter of fact, this title has been shamelessly copied from a quote by</span> Peter Ustinov:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">“<span style="">Parents</span> are the bones on which children cut their teeth.”<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></span>Himanshu Pandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12198388974040272488noreply@blogger.com1