tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027110992303510837.post7592864205643847838..comments2023-10-31T03:07:31.582-07:00Comments on Parsi-Link: Young Zoroastrians: This One’s for You!Shernaaz Engineer, Mumbai, India Email: editorjamejamshed@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112257271537958178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027110992303510837.post-65817589095114921502010-02-10T07:45:14.783-08:002010-02-10T07:45:14.783-08:00cool<a href="http://abcmuzic.com" rel="nofollow">cool</a>financicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617159481120990945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027110992303510837.post-42780970459772860192009-08-05T14:33:23.646-07:002009-08-05T14:33:23.646-07:00Dear Shernaaz
Your article will do a great servic...Dear Shernaaz<br /><br />Your article will do a great service to our community for many years to come. There is a time in each individuals life where he/she feels the need to explore his/her faith. Unfortunately, under todays circumstances of peer pressure and external influences, the exploration of ones self takes a back bench.<br /><br />Our youth are capable of achieving greater heights today. They are capable of becoming far more successful than the JRD Tatas of our community. Imparting Skill sets and confidence are key to motivating our youth. I believe that your article very eloquently portrays the plight we face today as a community, i believe just as you, that our youth are our real saviors.<br /><br />Thanks for your insightful words, keep up the good work.<br /><br />Darayus R. TirandazAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870716618524200148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027110992303510837.post-70307072799982070642009-06-26T01:16:10.291-07:002009-06-26T01:16:10.291-07:00I think our youngsters have been deprived of paren...I think our youngsters have been deprived of parental presence, what with both parents working these days. Minimum guidance, self-dependence from an early age, peers as role models (who are no wiser than themselves), easy access to good things in life to make up for the absence of parents - all these have made them very selfish and left them loose to find the 'right' path for themselves. How many of us have time for observing our holy days the traditional way? We may or may not go to the fire temple/ visit & greet relatives/ make elaborate meals for the day. Those days are the same as any other; no different. These inconsequential small things are what keeps the fabric of a religion intact. See the other communities? The pride of being a Zoroastrian is somewhat absent these days in our youngsters. Nor do they bend over backwards to find a zoroastrian spouse, even if they are surrounded by Zoroastrian friends and have the opportunity to do so. The parents, on their part, after a bit of noise, if at all, give in easily and in fact, go out of their way to make the wedding a grand affair,observe the traditions of the other party and finally become voracious supporters of access for non-Parsees to our fire temples/Tower of Silence etc. because of their children! So now instead of the parents influencing their children, it is the other way around! <br /><br />I watch with dismay as 1 after the other, so many young boys/girls marry outside the community and their parents accuse me of being narrow minded. Boys' parents also feel that non-Parsi girls make better wives - Parsi girls are very snobbish, uncaring of their in-laws, fight with them and influence the sons away from their parents. <br />I may be wrong, but should the parents not have used the 20-25-30 years of their child's life to teach them to be good caring human beings to atleast try and see that they are not on the receiving end of such behaviour? <br /><br />Also, they are afraid of losing their children in case they oppose! We need some big doses of brain-washing for our children for them to be able to differentiate between bigotry and upholding/uplifting our religion to save it from fading away...Aluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392216865805909631noreply@blogger.com