To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
Interpretation
Imposing one's own ideals onto others, especially children, is detrimental and leads to conflict.
This quote reflects on the destructive nature of trying to mold children in the image of the parent or guardian. It suggests that when individuals project their own flawed perceptions or ideals onto others, especially those vulnerable like children, it results in resentment and a lack of authentic connection, as both parties recognize the futility and harm in replicating a flawed image.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion on parenting styles at a workshop.
Any judgment is past oriented, and existence is always herenow, life is always herenow. All judgments are coming from your past experiences, your education, your religion, your parents - which may be dead, but their judgments are being carried by your mind and they will be given as a heritage to your children. Generation after generation, every disease is being transferred as a heritage. Only a non-judgmental mind has intelligence, because it is spontaneously responding to reality.
All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid themselves of conscience, a sense of sin, the whole bag of tricks.
We - what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.
Most humans recognize their ruin, but they carry on regardless.
We’re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.
Nobody likes to be found out, not even one who has made ruthless confession a part of his profession. Any autobiographer, therefore, at least between the lines, spars with his reader and potential judge.
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