Re: No "God bless you" to the elder than me?
Originally Posted by
sm78
Don't know about shastras but in our culture elders have great respect. One generally touches the feet of elder relative on meeting them. We don't bless elders but elders bless us. This is a social norm.
Ofcourse if you are a sadhu there is no age rule. But if you are not, then you should not say "God bless you" to an elder, rather ask for his/her blessing.
Probably more of a cultural affair than a religeous one. It is not considered polite to say "May God bless you" to an elder in the Hindu circles, though I have seen non Hindus use that. My elder relatives would probably consider it offensive too.
When a Christian says "God bless you" he usually means "let the good news be beleieved by you".
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