…contd…..
(Don't compare two flowers. Each is unique and has its own beauty and place in this world!)
He was sweating, tired and hungry. Yet he looked at the huge
mountain and saw the helplessness of the mountain and his own power to break it
into pieces. He smiled satisfied. The sun over his head didn’t bother him
anymore. He looked at the sun with a smile, wiped his brow and resumed his
work. He was happy and contended. He
went back to his work humming a song!” she concluded.
She looked at us and
asked “So, what did you understand from this story?”
“That we should be happy wherever we are! That’s the best
place to be!”.
“We presume all others are more successful, happy, rich etc
than us and suffer the station we are in. but when we exchange our place with
them, we realize we are better off as ourselves only”.
“Others being happy and successful is just our assumption and
that in actuality is the cause of our pain and suffering. Not the fact that
they are or own something that we don’t have!”
“Happiness is a state of mind. If I can’t be happy where I
am, I can never be happy wherever I am or who ever I become”.
Each one gave out his/her understanding. They all were right.
“Exactly” she started “we’ll find someone or the other always
better physically, financially, by way of achievements or talents. There never
will be an end to this comparison if we start it. It stems from the lack of
self-esteem and that is ingrained in us. It’ll find its expression at every
single moment of life. It is within us. That needs to be addressed.
...contd....
(If I could in my coffin say these words then its life well spent.....yes, I did it My way (and not lived like others!!!) this Frank Sinatra's song is one of his best - especially listen/read the words - every sentence talks and stands on its own)
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I know this comment is not related to this post but just found it very beautiful and hence sharing :
After the Kurukshetra war, Dhritrarashtra asked Krishna, “I had hundred sons and all of them were killed in the war. Why? Krishna replied, “Fifty lifetimes ago, you were a hunter. While hunting, you tried to shoot a male bird, but it flew away. In anger, you ruthlessly slaughtered the hundred baby birds that were there in the nest. The father-bird had to watch in helpless agony. Because you caused that father-bird the pain of seeing the death of his hundreds sons, you too had to bear the pain of your hundred sons dying.
Dhritarastra said, "Ok, but why did I have to wait for fifty lifetimes?" Krishna answered, "You were accumulating punya (pious credits) during the last fifty lifetimes to get a hundred sons because that requires a lot of punya. Then you got the reaction for the papa (sin) that you have done fifty lifetimes ago."
Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita (4.17) gahana karmano gatih, that the way in which action and reaction works is very complex. God knows best which reaction has to be given at what time in what condition. Therefore, some reaction may come in this lifetime, some in the next and some in a distant future lifetime.
Source : https://www.quora.com/How-did-Dhritrashtra-die-after-the-war-of-Mahabharata
Wonderful information Vaibhav that was very nice
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