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So, you say we
shouldn’t have these desires? We should leave everything and go in search of
God?
No inspite of
the fact that that is the Ultimate and only place worth going. Even if you go
to Himalayas now leaving everything behind, you still carry that little heart
of yours that has desires – so you can’t find – no one can find God with such
an agitated mind. Then?
Have desires –
because that is the basis of creation and world order. Yes, ‘want’ to be
married, raising kids, having assets etc are a pre-requisite for world order –
yes – ‘Gruhastashram’ – the stage of a house-holder is the key to maintaining
world order i.e., all other section of society – Brahmacharya, vanaprastha and
sanyasin (bacherlerhood, old age and monks and ascetics) they all depend on the
house-holder for taking care of them. As per world statistics the population of
all European countries is growing at less than 1.8 % and it has been found that
no civilization can reverse if that number falls below 3. So, in another 40-50 years all European
Civilizations are to be more or less extinct. It means for every two European
if there is one child as the ratio is 1.8 and less, then in 20years population
has already fallen down to 50% and it means more children and old people and
less youngsters to be productive work-force and less still will be their
offspring. So, that way their numbers keep dwindling and will be extinct sooner
than later.
So, you see this
is an important role a person needs to play to keep the world in order – for
the traditions, civilization and race to continue. Wanting to own a house or to
earn in million is also NOT WRONG - it is infact right because that means more
productive society and that is progress everywhere. Wrong it is when all this I
want to be put on platter by my parents or in-laws and served to me! That is
ADHARMA. I wanting and desiring to be world’s richest man is ‘DHARMA’ and
‘SWADHARMA’ if I am willing to work for the fulfillment of my dreams too! go for
it! You have it in you and yes you can do it too!
But, just
because your desire of ‘getting married, having kids, having a purpose in life,
job etc’ doesn’t happen now doesn’t mean you go into depression and feel
helpless and desperate and its’ allied feelings. No! A big no!
Something is not
happening now doesn’t mean it’ll not happen in future!
The other day I
received a call from ‘Singapore’ wishing me. I laughed and said “but the day
hasn’t arrived yet” and the caller said “as ever you are behind me in this
too!” it was a timely joke but it stuck with me
till I received a call from US next day. To that caller I said “You are late in
wishing by one day!” and the caller said “but here it is still that day! But
then you always have been ahead of me always!”
That did it to me. At any give point of time, I am behind someone (always!) in
this world (infact thousands of them) and ahead of equal number of them. Yet, I
am where I am. I am not backwards or forwards as I presumed to be when I
related myself with either of them. Understand that everyone is right as per
“their time zone”. Neither late nor early!!!
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