Have you seen God? Answer to this question may be an unequivocally no.<\/p>\n
Why is that, BTW?<\/p>\n
Because God is beyond the senses of sight, touch, sound, taste and smell.<\/p>\n
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Agreed. But then, would it be absurd if I say that I have seen God. And not only that, most of you have seen Him too?<\/p>\n
Of course, it would be absurd! How can you or anyone for that matter see Him, and where?<\/p>\n
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We all see Him daily – in our parents! Sounds preposterous? Think of what God is to us and what He does for us. Let’s make a list and once you have that list, go over that list again. This time, critically analyzing each item whether our parents aren’t taking care of the majority – if not each – of them already. It’s not a surprise then that our scriptures also equate parents to God: \u092e\u093e\u0924\u0943 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u094b \u092d\u0935\u0903 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u0943 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u094b \u092d\u0935\u0903. For the hardships our parents endure for us, we cannot pay them back in several lives.<\/p>\n
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As it must be obvious by now that topic for this month’s Hawan article is Our Parents (\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e). Kids will prepare a list of “things” their parents do or have done for them; how they feel about their parents; whether they have been unreasonable with their parents – ever. This month, kids will also undertake another interesting exercise: each kid will write a story; a story about the life of a child who grows up without parents – the kinds of problems, pains, and sufferings he\/she faces. This story could be based on the books, movies, or real life experiences. Finally, they will also share whether writing this story, even if it’s a fictitious one, made them change their views about their parents.<\/p>\n
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Let’s make this month’s exercise a true kids reflection – with minimal parents input.<\/p>\n
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Regards,
\nHarsh Mendiratta
\nwww.Hawan.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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