In the novel ‘Secrets of Wilder’, John Wilder refuses to go to college because he believes he got to follow his heart which calls him to move on spiritual path. He apparantly took a big deal in life because he didn’t even have a guidance and was on his own. Well somebody will say following your heart is no big deal at all. Whatever.
My question is how will you handle the situation if your son gets a seat in M.I.T. or Harvard, and he says he is not interested in that and he has always wanted to be a truck driver?
And suppose that weird son quotes Vivekananda’s saying “A man should not be judged by the nature of his duties but by the manner in which he does them”.
Hi Maximus,
I would start by telling him that he will have his choice if he agrees to reason with you until you are both satisfied. I would then go over with him what the consequences will (likely) be in his life depending on which one of the choices he makes, so that he will see that clearly. I would also go over with him what reason he has for making his (preferred) choice, so he will see that he makes it for the right (to him) reasons. You will also see the situation more clearly then and you will both have a better understanding and hopefully an agreement of what is the right choice.
Weaver, have you seen the movie “Ice Princess”? Did you like the movie?
I don’t think I have. Is it a good movie?
In the movie a girl after finishing high school says No to Harvard and goes to pursue her dream of skating. I think there is lot of spirituality underlying bold decisions such as this. I have come to believe that free will is an illusion and a true yogi has no choice at all.
I may have seen the movie. It was a good story about the girl making the right choice even though others didn’t think so at first. And, I agree that there is a lot of spirituality in this, it comes back again to listening to the Guru within.