Why did Jesus say to His sympathizers that they should weep for themselves and their children instead?

[Shri Anil asked: When Jesus was carrying the cross, a great number of people followed Him and sympathised. To them, He said “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children”. Swami, why did Jesus say this to the sympathising public?]

Swami replied: Jesus was carrying out the divine program of God, even though it involved the terrible agony of crucifixion. That agony was temporary and would last only for a few hours. After it, He was going to sit on the right lap of the Father of heaven, forever. The public appeared to be temporarily happy in the world, as they associated with their bodies and their dearest children. But their happiness was temporary. It was limited to just a few more years of their human lives. Thereafter, they were going to suffer for a very long time in the liquid fire of hell. Hence, wisdom arising out of logical spiritual analysis clearly enlightens us of the truth that there was no need to sympathize with Jesus. Instead, one should sympathize with the public. Temporary things should always be neglected and eternal things should always be cared for. This is the reason why wise people always care about the eternal spiritual line, whereas, foolish people always care about the temporary materialistic line. Foresight is always the merit of intelligence, whereas, short sight is always its defect.

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