Words from our elders will have some basic reasoning
Present day youngsters are just ignoring elder's words. Some of them go one step above and ask for reasoning for their statements. Elders today did not ask for reasoning or question their elders when they were young and so they may not have answers to satisfy the youngsters. Further, they encourage the youngsters to ask questions or seek clarifications for everything by either answering them or clearing the scene silently.Recently, I read about an incident in this connection. Before some years, a person asked Late Sri Kirubananda Variyar, a Tamil spiritual discourse conductor, whether there was any benefit to us for offering milk to the Idols in Temples. 'My dear son!', Variyar responded, 'why you are taking that in that way? When you offer milk to a Temple Idol, you need milk, flowers etc. For this you buy milk from a milk vendor, flower from the florists etc. In that way you are supporting their business. You pay some fees in the Temple office for that Abhishekam (offering some sacred liquid to wet the idol) and that money is used for paying the workers in the Temple. Will they accept any money if you give it to them without any reason or will you even give money to such people otherwise? So by making such offerings you are indirectly helping others and it is that act, knowingly or unknowingly, that brings you blessings from God"
So, I believe that there must be some reason behind every words of our elders.
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