When Love Becomes Blind: How Parental Overindulgence Can Harm a Child
“I love my child too much to see them fail.” It sounds like a beautiful statement. But what if, in the name of love, we stop our children from experiencing consequences? What if we defend them when they are wrong, blame others for their mistakes, and refuse to accept what everyone else can clearly see? Then love can slowly become blindness. And blind love is not always protection. Sometimes, it becomes the very thing that prevents a child from becoming a responsible human being. Dhritarashtra and Duryodhana: When a Father's Blindness Became a Kingdom's Tragedy One of the most powerful examples comes from the Mahabharata. Dhritarashtra loved his son Duryodhana deeply. But his love was not balanced by the courage to correct him. He knew about Duryodhana's jealousy towards the Pandavas. He knew about his arrogance, his resentment and his repeated attempts to harm them. Yet, again and again, paternal attachment prevented him from taking decisive action. His physical blindness ...