Quotes From "Human Making Is Our Mission: A Treatise On Parenting" By Abhijit Naskar

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I am a scientist, and as such I am proud to say that being stupid at times is a very human thing. Be proud to be stupid, be proud to be fool. Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect. I admit I am a fool, but at the very least, with each passing day I do my best to get lesser fool. Abhijit Naskar
Being a fool is a billion times better than being...
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Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect. Abhijit Naskar
Keep in mind my friend, if an answer is not...
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Keep in mind my friend, if an answer is not rational, then it is not an answer, but a delusion. Abhijit Naskar
If you are financially affluent, think of adopting a kid...
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If you are financially affluent, think of adopting a kid and raise him or her right next to your biological offspring. And let your love become the proof of your parenthood, instead of your DNA. Abhijit Naskar
Failures make character, not success.
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Failures make character, not success. Abhijit Naskar
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The only measure of judging a human being is through that person’s character, because character is not determined by race, religion, gender or social status. And one who recognizes this simple fact of human life behaves the same with the scientist, the janitor and the sex-worker. Abhijit Naskar
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Let them learn at school whatever they learn to pass the examinations, but at home let the education that you provide be the kind that widens their perceptions and takes away the germs of prejudices that infect them while they are out in the world. Abhijit Naskar
Luxury is the enemy of growth. This is the one...
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Luxury is the enemy of growth. This is the one thing that I learnt from my father, and I approve of it fully. Abundance is neither good nor healthy for the growth of a child’s mind. Abhijit Naskar
Luxury is the enemy of growth.
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Luxury is the enemy of growth. Abhijit Naskar
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Non-violent resistance to evil is a quintessential element of the character of a real human being. If someone does wrong to me, I may be physically capable of breaking his jaw with one blow of my fist, but such violent reciprocation does not define the strength of my character as a real human being. If I succeed in resisting my limbic urge to do harm in return, then only can I be hailed as human being of real character. Abhijit Naskar
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English is the language through which I reach hearts from various corners of the world. English is the language through which I flirt with my species. English is the language through which I make my species think. Abhijit Naskar
Let your child see you doing a good deed instead...
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Let your child see you doing a good deed instead of you telling him or her to do it, and the little child shall one day grow up to become a real kind human being. Abhijit Naskar
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No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such. Abhijit Naskar
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Modern society is modern because of its mental cocktail of reasoning and compassion. Turn the compassion network in the brain off, and it will be a society of heartless robots. On the other hand, turn the reasoning network off, and it will be a society of dumb sentimental apes. Abhijit Naskar
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Feed your child ideas of peace, harmony and compassion but at the same time give them courage to defend their identity and dignity. Abhijit Naskar
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More than Captain America your kids need Amelia Earhart — more than Ant Man, they need Abraham Lincoln - more than Green Arrow they need Gandhi — more than Iron Man they need Isaac Newton. Abhijit Naskar
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Force your kids to pursue success and they shall be drowned into the abyss of characterlessness, but let them pursue excellence and they shall rise as glorious Gods. Abhijit Naskar
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Human making is our mission, but if you break the very soul of the would-be humans, then there will be no human to raise. Abhijit Naskar
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Let your children nourish their knack, for that knack shall one day provide them with the way to live with dignity and contentment. Abhijit Naskar
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Let your child be the torch of truth and they shall shine over the entirety of the human society brightening even the darkest corners. Abhijit Naskar
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There is nothing glorious about creating life out of passionate penetration. Even the animals can do that. The real glory comes when the life you create becomes the help in the lives of countless other humans. Abhijit Naskar
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Do not raise creepy crawlers my dear braveheart parents. Raise mighty humans with Himalayan strength in their veins. Give them the voice that has gone extinct in today’s society. And if there is only one thing you could give to your children, then give them courage — courage to pursue their passion — courage to trample every obstacle in their path — courage to keep walking even when their heart bleeds in agony. . Abhijit Naskar
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If Bengali is my mother, then English is my father and friend. Abhijit Naskar
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Even a thousand loud lies become powerless in front of one calm truth. Abhijit Naskar
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Truth does not need publicity, lies do. Abhijit Naskar
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Perception is like painting a scenery - no matter how beautifully you paint, it will still be a painting of the scenery, not the scenery itself. Abhijit Naskar
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Human making is our mission. Abhijit Naskar
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In parenting patience is the greatest virtue. Abhijit Naskar