HINDU SWAMI'S ADVICE TO PARENTS

Parents must teach children to appreciate those who are different, those who believe differently; teach them the openness that they need to live in a pluralistic world where others have their unique ways, their life and culture; teach them the value of human diversity and the narrow-mindedness of a provincial outlook; give them the tools to live in a world of differences without feeling threatened, without forcing their ways or their will on others;teach them that it never helps to hurt another of our brothers or sisters. - Sivaya Subramuniya Swami