At the end of the day, after tremendous conflict, upheavals, blame, resentment, hatred, we have only one place to dwell: within ourselves! Do we like our place?
Whether this self is healthy or
sick is solely to be determined by us. And both health and disease are self-created.
Do we become better by pointing
out how terrible someone else is? No.
Does looking down at others make
us superior? No.
Does talking down to elders
receive acceptance? No.
Do we increase our energy by
shunning people? No
Actually, which reactions really
make us peaceful and happy? Only proactive ones can.
Strange are the ways of people!
They are quick to tag others but little do they know that people may be sweet
on the face but are tagging you at the back.
If we are polluted, we will
definitely bypass all the goodness of others and focus only on their polluted
parts. The simple math here is, only when we know something can we recognize it
in others. If our slate is clean, we will be oblivious of any negativity in
others. So, when we point a finger outwards, it points right back at us.
The message from every philosopher, ever spiritual teacher, therefore, is WORK ON YOURSELF and criticise others only if YOU are perfect.
Love, support, kindness, warmth,
empathy are human traits of connectivity with the entire universe. We are so
small sometimes, in our thoughts and in our actions. Even if we seek expansion,
it is not to include others, but, in fact, to exclude others to gain exclusive
power … god knows, to achieve what???
Nothing lasts. Everything is
flowing past and we don’t even know it in our ignorance. Like good manure
harvests a good crop, so, the manure of spiritual thinking and doing will
harvest a good crop: YOU. Isn’t it worth it?
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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