Er...this is a silly argument. Go back to the 19th century in India, when a woman would have as 16 or 20 kids in a lifetime, many of them died, or still born, or disappeared, or even sold, maybe having 6 or 7 survive. As far as I know preople got married at 13. It was commonplace. So, one kid of 9 going off into the VERY established tradition of seeking knowledge from a monestary or spiritual master, would not be viewed the same as it is in our modern western world. Add to that, I believe the story is that Guru Dev ran away twice. The first time they searched and brought him back. The second time they must have accepted that he was destined to seek for knowledge. Or, maybe they really did have the experiences described that he seemed like an Avatar from day one. Who knows.
OffWorld --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Spraig, new bumper stickers: > > I'm not being negligent, my kid's a saint! > Your kid is on honor role, my kid saved the world from sin. > > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > "Curtis, you have such an impoverished imagination. > > > > > > I don't mean your ability to fantasize stuff that > > > isn't real, I mean your ability to entertain > > > alternate possibilities." > > > > > > OK help me out. Under what conditions is it OK for parents to let > > > their 9 year old wander off alone? > > > > Ask the parents of Jesus. > > >
