Child is the Father of Man

Past two days have been mostly spent in bed, nursing my back. I have had a severe bachache since sunday. I thought as I am spending so much time resting in bed, I might as well lecture my son on some general spirituality. I started with story of "our father in heaven", brahma, vishnu & mahesh and hanuman. There were so many questions from my 6 year old that I ended up with telling him about the process of opening the spiritual eye in the center of the forehead. Little did I realise that the kids can be so inquisitive !! My wife thinks I have flipped my lid by explaining him things beyond his age. To put a stop to his questions, I told him - "count Om for 10 times between your eyebrows and pray to my Guru. After 10 years, your third eye will open." I said all this yesterday. Today he came back from school to my bed, where I have been resting and says to me "Papa I have started counting the days when I say Om in my third eye and it will open. I have written up till 200 on a piece of paper. I am going to write up till 3000 and I am going to tick everyday to count uptill 3000 days till I have opened my spiritual eye and I see God". Good Lord !!! I gave him a vague figure of 3000 days and his enthusiasm is seen to be believed. After he went out to play, I thought philosophically - if only our faith was such like small children, we would accompalish so much in our lives. After all William Wordsworth did write - "Child is the father of man......."
In the morning today, I was reading that Sri Shyama Charan Lahiri, who is considered to be the originator of Kriya yoga used to practise yoga for 12 hours a day till he attained the goal. On a serious ending note, I actually feel like getting the spirit of my son and his enthusiasm has already pricked my conscience. I need to spend more time practising my sadhana. This life is truly in vain till I attain the goal my Guru has set before me.
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