tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694921645350070657.post8781302909818923899..comments2023-12-14T09:11:39.857+00:00Comments on Heartstrings: Of prodigal sons and fathersVincent Castilinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208476230568664462noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694921645350070657.post-24788857305188697222016-05-04T08:14:07.244+01:002016-05-04T08:14:07.244+01:00Yeah, it is very sad and a big problem. We constan...Yeah, it is very sad and a big problem. We constantly faced it in Navajeevan. We've institutionalised the person. <br /><br />Some of us used to argue about keeping the older boys for so long. That after the training or higher studies, they should make their own way but unlike kids in normal families, these children seem to get confused about the fact that they are required to become independent. A misplaced sense of entitlement is also there, which even the kids of other families have these days.Coupled also with a reluctance to work hard for little wages and manage with that. I guess we could say we don't teach them a work ethic. Like all the other kids too, things come too easy at home.<br /><br />In these cases, the prodigal son has not found himself, like in the parable. He just sees that the father is a better and safer deal. As for the fathers here, their concerns are weak. They are sentimental and not loving. They like the comfort of the relationship over the health of the person.<br /><br />The only way I felt we could approach it to have a strict rule about it as an institution but to have individual follow up for the support the child needs. Those are tough calls to make, though. <br /><br />cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06211696826518610027noreply@blogger.com