It would be very sad if one would lose respect for his parents and start wishing for someone else to be his mother and father. With such thoughts, a person can never fully serve and take care of his parents, let alone speaking of them to others with pride.
The Kauravas tried but could not disrobe the Pandavas of their self-respect. Result? –The Kauravas(pandavas) were proud to have each other as relatives. They neither minimized themselves nor became psychologically extinct. They were assertive, but never offensive.
The Indian mind, without its connection to the scriptural wisdom, has lost its pride and assertiveness. This mind has been thoroughly disrobed of its roots and is therefore sad and shameful about its existence. This has only led most Indians to artificially identify with someone that is not in their roots and culture. The Indian mind thinks that whatever it has is not worth having – the traditional dress, affection for cows, language, etc. It has even come to believe that its very homeland is inferior and must be replaced with the western world. Its defeatist mentality makes it feel that there is nothing good in him / her and their tradition. This disrobing is worse than any other. This is the disrobing that has robbed him off his pride, which has led him to feel distant from his spiritual culture and there is no loss greater than this.
Thankfully, it is never too late, because we have our scriptures and saints. They teach us, “Oh son of that soil, you are brihat. Go and conquer, not with your sword and war cry, rather with Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavatam, and lead and change your destination and also that of the world.”
Just like Lord Krishna installed Yudhishthira as the king of Hastinapura, He is calling us too, waiting for us to arise from our stupidity, stand up and walk ahead with the gait of an elephant – not to destroy, but to carry on our backs the legacy of dharmik living, which is the only solution and means of prosperity of consciousness.
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