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June 22 2011 -QnA12

Why do I have to choose between my parents and my love?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Tough question. You ask your own mind, “Why do I choose someone my parents dislike or why do my parents dislike whom I choose?” Walking a tight rope, right?