It was joy viewing Shreemad Bhagavath Kathaa by Shri Atul Krishna Shastriji on Sanskaar TV Channel this evening. The charismatic youngster mentioned the importance of keeping close relationship with Lord Shree Krishna; he also mentioned the importance of keeping a distance in all all other relationships.
I fondly remember some thing that happened in January 1982 when I got married. My mother had arranged for a seperate accommodation for me and my newly married wife, near where my parents resided. I asked my mother why we could not stay in the same house where my parents stayed. She replied that it was better for us to stay separately and maintain a distance such that mother in law and daughter in law would be like good friends. She said that once the friendship improved, they could be accommodated in the same house where my beloved parents lived. She meant that being too close could breed contempt and that this was not good.
I and my newly married wife stayed in the ground floor and my parents, in the first floor. We used to meet during breakfast, lunch and dinner.
But unfortunately it so happened that I and my parents were cheated by my newly wed wife and her parents. The marriage had to end in divorce.
I also fondly remember my beloved brother who was a devotee of Lord Shree Krishna.
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