Today’s students are the builders of tomorrow. But they have lost track of their purpose and they are indulging in destructive activities. What is the cause for this? Who is responsible for this? If you look deeper into this, you will realise that parents are responsible for this. They may have love all right. It is natural for the father to love his son. But even this love has a certain constraint. Dhritarashtra loved his children. A son who goes astray should be controlled and cautioned by the parents. Along with love, he should also have a means to punish him. The elephant should have the goad, then only will it listen to the master. The horse should similarly have the reins so that you could hold the horse. So, along with what is laid down, there should also be a means of punishment. Only then, the two can go together. but no parent of today is making an effort in this direction. They are all the while carried away by love towards their children. Along with love they should insist on the conduct. The children may not know but the parents should tell the children what they should do. The parents say things like: ‘I have left my son to himself for whatever he wants to do’. This is a cowardly act. Tomorrow if he goes astray and brings disrepute to the family and the parents, who will be responsible for this? So we should try to mould the child so that he brings up the name and fame of the family. The name and reputation is important. ‘What is in a name?’ - you might say. We say that if the city has got a good name the citizens are good. If you are good, the town itself gets a good name. How do you get a good name? Through your behaviour. It is not mere intellectual excellence but your qualities that are truly important. So try to further these qualities, not your wealth or money. Money is also necessary. In addition, you need good quality. A chariot without its two wheels cannot move. A bird that has not two wings cannot fly. So you should have money and good qualities. These two go together. So our primary task is to foster these good qualities. (BA, p. 53)