health and bringing up of the children

“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth is to have a thankless child? Said Shakespeare.

We concentrate on the careers of our children in terms of money earnings. Though it is good, yet we never try to provide them the education of health nor do we teach them that health is as important to them as that of their career, if not more. We forget that nothing can be accomplished if we are not healthy. Only healthy body harbours the healthy mind. And only healthy mind can shine in any and every field. If we can guide our children towards health and train them in this field also, they will not only shine in their schools, colleges and careers but also will come up as most obedient ones when we need them in future. Reason for this is very simple – good health produces good minds and high state of morality is present only in healthy minds. We now know that ill health breads ill behaviour, if you don’t, ask any psychiatrist who will tell you that the abnormality in behaviour is directly linked to abnormality in the functioning of certain glands in the body.

Not only behaviour, but character is also directly related to health. It (character) is nothing but subtle reaction of mental functioning and is the other form of behaviour.

Thus if any person complains of your disobedient child or any neighbour or friend points out a finger on his (child’s) character, who is to be blamed? Child or you; the parents?