Obligations to Her Parents
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa Puttadārassa saṅgaho, ca anākulā kammantā, etammaṅgalamuttama m; Support children and wife, worked flawlessly, that's the main gift. (Mahāmaṅgala Sutta, Sutta Nipata)
Parental obligations to their children is a matter that should be done by parents, for children to be good after a big future. Usually, parents in educating their children are always responsible and has the nature of love and willing to suffer and sacrifice for the sake of her children. Sometimes kids nowadays do not want to repay their parents, parents do not know the suffering in childbirth, breastfeeding, educate, and so forth. Children today tend to forget the merits of his parents. But parents certainly give attention and affection to their children, although children birth to a child, adolescent, adult or have a family. Just as long as parents are still alive, her children will always be considered.
Usually the parents will always live happily when she saw her children to live successfully, to live quietly, peacefully in his life, especially after marrying his son to live to be rich and serene and peaceful household, like giving and concerned parents, then parents are more happy again because the child is considered child who can repay his parents. But otherwise, parents will feel sad when seeing her son after a great suffering, all-round economic disadvantages, a lot of debt and a lot of problems.Although the child is already married and already married, which actually no longer the responsibility of parents, but parents still sad heart.
Therefore, parents must be very clever directing her children so that later they become children of a virtuous, whether against the parents, siblings and in place an environment where he is, and has sufficient life, especially in terms of economic . First thing to do is to provide good examples in front of his own son, good behavior, speech and deeds physical body, because children are more likely to imitate their parents behavior. The second is to provide education to their children, and the third guide their children to always live frugally, and notice how good life so that later she can provide for his own life.
What a big mistake for parents to let their children get lazy, do not go to school, fighting, smoking, and so on, because eventually the child will be a naughty boy and his life will suffer. Therefore, for parents in educating their children is very important. Let us as parents in educating children is fully handed over to an aide, but we as parents should take part to educate and guide our children, for example on the day of week, holidays, or during leisure time. Thus the child will always get attention from her parents. When children are always cared for, children will have a sense of affection to his parents. Thus the children will be children who are good.
In this case, the Buddha never explained in the Sigalovāda Sutta, Digha Nikaya of the obligations of parents towards their children.There are five ways, namely: 1. Prevent their children misbehave; 2. Encourage children to do good; 3. Provide appropriate education for their children; 4. Finding a suitable partner for her children; 5. Submit a legacy to his children.
Thus five things to watch out for parents in carrying out their obligations to their children. So, as a parent if you want to expect their children to be good, useful and beneficial, then the most important is attention, responsibility, educate, and lead directly to their children, do not submit fully to the maid, or forget their obligation to parents of children only because of busy work, trade, and so forth. If we as parents in implementing the obligations in accordance with the principles of the teachings of the Buddha in the Sutta Sigalovāda, then our children will be children who are good for the parents themselves and for society, nation and state.To that end, increase the participation and parents in educating their children in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha, and hopefully what he aspired to be achieved.
Source: Sigalovāda Sutta, Digha Nikaya (June 22, 2008)
11 years ago
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