What makes a good parent?This question has always haunted me and the answer has been as elusive as sighting a ghost. To me, being a parent is the ultimate cosmic responsibility. We summon a soul into the world through one act of selfish pleasure. Surely then we owe a selfless duty to the free spirit for tethering them for life?
When the answer dawned, it set me free from the overwhelming responsibility of being a "good parent"- you must love yourself first and then, and only then can you love your child. Love is the fountain from which springs all pure and noble feelings. We bring our children into the world but we cannot feel for them, love for them or carry their burden of pain. But, if love emanates from our very being then that is the blanket which envelopes them and gives them a strong and sturdy root from which they can flourish and flower...
Nimmou Nilakantan
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Absolutely, just like you need to wear an oxygen mask in the plane before you help anyone else wear them....
This is a gem :)
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