Self-soothing

I read about a technique that some parents were trying to teach their young children called 'self-soothing'. I found the methods to be slightly cruel to leave a newborn baby crying on his/her own until he/she learns to find self-comfort. But surely, as we get older we can see the benefits in soothing ourselves. We are not always able to call on our significant others, relatives or friends to take care of us and help us to feel better. We can always call on Kanha to help us and take care of us. In itself that is self-soothing because He is always with us. He is a part of our very souls and He will always be there to take care of us. We can turn to Him to soothe us and to take away our sorrows. We can turn to Him to teach us how to deal with things ourselves instead of asking others for their opinions and assistance. Sometimes others may think we are too dependent on them and they may try to manipulate us. If we are turning to Kanha more frequently than to others then we will learn to become more independent and to self-soothe. Trusting Kanha helps us to become more independent about our own actions and lives. He takes care of us so that we can take care of ourselves. Jai Shri Krishna!