QNA WITH SRI SRI
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015

Q: You just spoke about making that inner connection. As I was making plans to visit you, I came across many parents who are not able to connect with their own children and relate to them. They often ask, “What is the magic that Gurudev has, because of which so many people get drawn and connected to him instantly, when they do not listen to their own parents?”

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, the youths have a lot of enthusiasm and they know that I always encourage enthusiasm. They also have a lot of curiosity and sincere intentions to learn, and when they come here, their thirst for knowledge and curiosity gets fulfilled. The youths are full of love and joy and they know that it is honored here.

One does not become young only by age. Anyone who is young at heart, who is full of zeal and enthusiasm, I would call such people as the youth. Those who are not yet tired out, are really young. In fact, even old and elderly people start feeling young after coming to the Ashram. The moment they feel relieved of their tiredness and worries, the enthusiasm to take up new challenges gets rekindled in them.

Here at the Ashram we often inspire the youths to do something beneficial for the society. One kind of happiness is what you get by taking or gaining something. But there is another kind of happiness that you get when you share with others. You get a lot of joy by that. So, life is the journey from the happiness that you get by taking, to the joy that you get by sharing more and more with others. There is so much energy in the youth, they can do so much good for the society, and they genuinely want to do something as well.

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