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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot  But this is quite different from saying that the best teachings that one could receive in life must be the ones which came from parents. |
I did not say that.
I said 'the things that matter are the good teachings we received as children'.
The things we experienced as children have a profound influence on us for the rest of our lives, be they good or bad.
The point I was trying to make was that if we can remember any good teaching or advice from our childhood, it may be of immeasurable help during times of crisis. Later teachings gleaned from searching after the 'truth', chasing after gurus, etc, may prove to be rather fruitless.
Often, what we 'learn' later in life is just a reconfirmation or validation of what we already knew anyway.