The parents and the Guru expect that their children have a good character and be successful in life. To achieve this objective they place a number of restrictions on their children. The children, however, believe that such restrictions are imposed to limit their work freedom and to make their life hard and painful. When the parents and teachers ask them to study or to do certain work and punish them for doing bad acts the children, due to ignorance, consider such acts as unpleasant. It is expected of the students to express gratitude and give due respect to their teachers.
During the scholastic period of the students the teachers and the parents want to educate their children properly and freeing them from faults and send them in the service of the nation and the community. They want their children to bring glory and fame to them.
Innumerable Potentials and Possibilities
The human body holds within it innumerable potentials and vast possibilities. These need to be brought out by imparting the students adequate knowledge and giving them true encouragement. The Guru does this work diligently and with full responsibility and in a systematic manner. It is something like a runner being encouraged by his guide that he could still run faster. Due to such an encouragement and guidance, the runner runs faster than before. The teacher tells him that because of the hidden energy and potentials the runner could still run faster. The teacher encourages him that if he can run that far and faster a prize would be given. The runner then gets enthused further due to the promise and lure of the prize and he puts in all his efforts and energy which makes him successful and a become winner.
But the Guru does not stop at this point. He encourages the runner further. In doing so it is not the runner only but also the Guru who feels proud of the achievement. Both feel proud of each other which is something like a self-rewarding victory. In this way, the teacher brings out the hidden potentials and energy of the student in the open and
makes him an ideal and true hard-working responsible person. This is the significant role of the Guru in refining the character and potential of the student.
Shri Sudhanshuji Maharaj
