Showing posts with label Opportunist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opportunist. Show all posts
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Thursday, 11 July 2019
Stage of depression
It is very easy to slip into an inertia
mode if things don't work out as you want in life, specially over a long period
of time. When disappointments keep happening and hope ebbs away slowly and
steadily. And " what's the point" becomes your theme song. And then,
if you are able to pull yourself up and out of THIS frame of mind, you are
truly admirable in spirit.
This is not to sit in judgement over those
who find it difficult to overcome this situation. It takes a Herculean effort .
I feel that just as we look upon
"annadaan"or feeding the needy as a divine service, bringing people
out of their depressions is a major service. Suicides are a result of such
hopeless depressions. Life is a gift but unfortunately, does not register as
one to those afflicted with deep hopelessness.
If every member of a family understands the
importance of this, and that if sharing and caring, this stage of depression
can be averted. God's work, for sure. And this also applies to caring for
orphans and those who have strayed out of anger and frustration with life.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog:
www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
Perceptions
Every day, I observe the tendency of people
to let their minds and prejudices get the better of them. If you like someone,
you can even find it in your heart and your speech to defend them even if they
have committed a murder. And if you DON'T like them, you will not give them
even a little credit for a single good deed they may have done.
The mind plays games. It tells you
"don't like these people. See how they treat you". Or, "see how
wonderful this is" when it not at all good for you, e.g, befriending
opportunists because you like their flattery. And you listen. Why? Do you
really have a solid reason?
Actually not. You just cannot see beyond
your ego at that point, YOU are not hurt. It is only your ego that makes you
dance on its finger tips.
Very often, we have gone back and apologized
to people after feeling wronged. Because we realized that it was wrong to feel
wronged in the first place. Better sense dawns sometimes.
And when it dawns all the time is the time
when you become calm and centered without swaying and swinging like a yo yo.
And decide to let go and let things just BE.
We know we are all different and we should
give the benefit of doubt to everyone as we give to ourselves all the time. No
one is really "bad" or "good" but situations create our
perceptions of these tags according to our prejudices and limited ways of thinking.
Once the mind expands and consciousness
expands, we will be different as people. And towards this should our efforts be
directed.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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