What should young people avoid doing?

My father was born in 1969. He has spent his whole life in this house.

That was about to change in 2014–15. I was some 20 years old back then. During that time, the construction of our new house was underway.

Initially, before the construction started, I would disagree with my father about the design and layout of the house that we were about to build. Sometimes, the argument used to become very intense too.

After a few days, one fine day, when I was taking the tour of the under-construction house, something struck me.

“Why am I interfering too much in this house? This is being built by my father, by his hard-earned money, gathered over thirty years or more?”

“He has lived in a mud house his whole life and must have dreamt of a wonderful house since he was young. He must have imagined living in a certain type of room for years. Who am I to interfere in his dreams?”

“Just because I am his son, doesn't mean I interfere in everything he does.”

I talked to myself for less than five minutes that day. But, that was more than enough.

Since that day, I have never interfered in the critical decisions my father takes. Be it regarding buying a new tractor, car, land or anything else. If I am asked my opinion, I just tell whatever I feel about it and then move on. That's it.

What should young people avoid doing?

If young people expect their parents to not interfere in their lives, they should also refrain from doing so. If young people expect their parents to not interfere in their dreams, they should also refrain from doing so.

At this age, we all, look at the pictures of villas, luxurious cars etc and dream of owning it. We have many startup ideas in our minds but don't have enough capital to execute them. We dream of doing that business.

Those dreams will take years and years to be fulfilled. How will you feel, if your children will continuously interfere in all of that?

Just because they are older and our parents, doesn't mean they don't have dreams. They have dreamt just like you are dreaming right now. They too were young and ambitious once upon a time.

Let them live their dream life with their hard-earned money. You live your dream life when you have your hard-earned money.