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i& #39;ve noticed that most of our generation& #39;s parents view their children as selfish, self-absorbed.... etc. when their children do not conform to the parents& #39; standards, agree with or accept their ideologies, opinions, views... etc. or choosing not to follow the path the parent has
laid out for them. from the bigger picture i noticed that these parents were not given a choice in all or some major life decisions that got them where they are right now.
by including the religious and cultural context, i noticed that for generations, our parents, grandparents and great grandparents.... so on. were forced to live the life their parents chose for them
because they& #39;re religiously and culturally bound to it. to them there was no other way because any form of disobedience is a disobedience in the eyes of God and a shame to their community
because the majority of the community thought the same way. it& #39;d be quite challenging to not be a part of this herd mentality. specially with limited resources and dysfunctional codependency on a social level.
It& #39;s a cycle that must be broken. i personally believe that breaking that cycle is not something that can happen overnight. there are stages to it. a continuous of balancing the scale.
in addition to that, we might have to sacrifice a thing or two (which could be permanent, temporary and/or optional depending on our personal situation) as an act of compassion if the parents are unaware and resistant but well-intentioned
