Children, all around us, we hear stories of anger and revenge. We can see this everywhere in society—in poems, stories and novels. Most movies and TV serials revolve around these themes.
This theme has now spread to cartoons even! When the cartoon characters fight against evil, their actions are often cruel. As a result, the idea that violence and cruelty are acceptable ways of countering evil grows in the minds of even small children. Amma does not like this trend.
We must probe into the primary cause of hatred and anger. We feel anger towards someone when he does not behave according to our expectations. When we expect love from someone but do not receive it, we feel anger towards him.
Conversely, we feel happy when someone respects us or smiles at us. By the same logic, everyone wants to be loved and respected by others. Understanding this, we must be ready to love and respect everyone.
Seeing her young child crying loudly, the mother gave her a toy, which distracted the child for some time. A short while later, the child started crying loudly again. If the mother gives her another toy, the child might stop crying for a short time.
But she was not crying for toys in the first place: she was hungry and crying for milk. The child’s tears and anguish will end only when the mother finds out the reason for her tears and feeds her. Similarly, we must find within ourselves the causes of our anger and hatred instead of searching for temporary peace and joy.
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