The word bachelor does not fully express the meaning of the term Brahmachary in Samskritham. Remaining single, because of the conviction that life is a curse, and, begetting children, who will necessarily be subjected to the miseries and conflicts of life, should be averted, is a philosophical approach of a Brahmachary.
All great religious figures like Samkaracharya, Vivekananda, Jesus Christ, were Brahmacharies. Budha who was married and with a child, abandoned everything and wandered in the forests, thinking about life and misery.
Why did God create Man?
Why did He send Eve to be a companion to Adam?
Did the parents of Hitler or Bin Laden ever regret parenting them?
We normal mortals obey the biological instincts and beget children and increase population of this world, already bursting with babies. Is it necessary?
A devotee once asked Vivekananda: what will happen if all the world adopted your model and abstained from sex?
He replied that practically no one will accept his advice!
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