At the age of 27, he had become very aggressive and depressed too. Either he would sit in a corner or he would be getting angry at everyone. His parents were scared of him and they did not know what to do!
So when I spoke to him, he shared that he could not find a good job and whenever he found one, he could not sustain it. So he feels like a failure and he feels that his life was already over. So what about parents and friends and other things in life and he said that where does those things matter if he did not have a good job.
So when I discussed with his parents, realized that since childhood he was told that a man’s worth is always estimated from his wallet. They actually had not trained emphatically on how to be strong, handle crisis, manage funds, friends relationships etc.
So I asked them what if he got a good job? He did have one year back and at that time he was happiest. With that they meant most arrogant. He would be like he could buy off anything and anyone. For everything he would say, so what, pay him little extra.
Can things work like that?
They realized their mistake but it was already late. The gentleman recovered and started realising worth of lots of things in life. He also realized that first he has to be happy and then he would get a happy job. But for that he had to find other ways to be happy rather than just the money he was earning.
So what all children shall be trained on?
- Positive mind
- Love
- Relationships
- handling money (Investments, tax, house expenses etc)
- Happiness
- Compassion
- Health
- Gratitude
- a beautiful world
- How to be with family
- How to be with people who have lesser than us but are serving us
- truth
- honesty
- life and its challenges
- Responsibilities
- Yes, job and career
The list is endless. But train on life, not only on securing a good job! Help your kids in being happy in life.
