Day 26. Reflection - 6

 

^{World consists of crybabies with all their attainments. Man has never been happy with all the possessions he came to amass ever in history. So, we cannot expect that today, with the imagination running wild.}

^{Some famous examples are given to drive home the point-}

^{·        Alexander the Great}

^{·        Napoleon Bonaparte}

^{·        Julius Caesar}

^{·        Genghis Khan}

^{·        Hitler}

^{·        Aurangzeb… list could be endless.}

^{What did they have to say/carry in the end? What type of legacy they left behind? So, the craving will not end.}

^{Hinduism advocates, abandonment of desires fully to realize spiritual freedom and happiness. That may be beyond the call of many.}

^{Yet, one must strive somehow to reach some reasonable level of contentment, such that when the end comes- as it will come, many a time even unannounced-one is not  caught napping. Hence the need to cultivate a mind set with an Attitude of Gratitude for all that the creator has given…as conveyed in the poem below-}

^{The Most Beautiful Flower by Cheryl Costello-Forshey  captured   my mind way back in 2004, when I first read it. A full reading of the poem will be a game changer for anyone. Try …}

^{“Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see
The problem was not with the world; the problem was me.
And for all of those times I myself had been blind,
I vowed to see the beauty in life,
And appreciate every second that's mine’……}

^{·       Our lamentations will look rather ridiculous in comparison to the trials and tribulations of many other fellow beings. When the Lion curses its plight, what about the plight of the poor deer or zebra in the open jungle.}

^{·        Ditto with many billionaires and millionaires crying for more and more. Will any one considers billions of destitute in the world?}

^{·       Billions of dollars are spent annually to build and accumulate weapons of destruction, that are used at regular intervals to test their efficacy and replenish stock such that the production units will have new orders.}

^{If those money is directed for human welfare, how the world will be?}

^{At least, one can wonder.}

^{Be happy. Be safe.}

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