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Radhasoami!
The elder generation habitually
regards itself as ideal,
and with the natural rights
to “demand” respect from youngsters
& order them around.
This would make sense
& even be desirable & necessary,
if parents, Branch Secretaries, & others
were truly of the right sort,
had the youngsters’ interests & concerns in view,
& were guided by right motivations.
We unfortunately live in a dirty world,
& people are hardly perfect.
Accepting & obeying most elders
would be the surest & swiftest route
to one’s own unhappiness & ruin.
Life literally abounds with rotten apples,
you ask for one & get a dozen.
I have generally been & lived
like a rebel throughout my life.
I know my own values,
& don’t care a damn about
what really doesn’t deserve anything.
When surrounded by smiling faces
hiding barely disguised selfish motives
or evil intentions,
firstly learn to see through things,
to discriminate between what is
& what has been claimed or professed,
to judge & value rightly.
Be on your constant guard.
Trust none except the Lord.
Remain sane & become strong.
As per the Paath or hymn lines:
“Unse rahna samajh boojh kar,
Hain yeh bairi, hith dikhlaye.
Teri haani laab nahin soche,
Apne swarath rahen liptaye.”
That is,
“Be on guard against such,
They are foes, professing friendship.
They’re uncaring about your welfare,
Intent on own selfish interests.”
One ought to learn from
the rotten apples
how one should not be.
Elders remain an example,
for the younger generation.
Unworthy elders become bad examples,
whom one ought to remember
for their sundry bad habits or tendencies.
They should teach us not
to ever become like them.
After all, they are headed
towards their own destinies,
& we must carefully
chalk out our own desserts.
Radhasoami!
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