The Journey of Life-3
Like other emotions, contentment has to be cultivated in our consciousness. Anytime you step out, you will find people with better homes, cars, bodies, talents and wealth. They are all around you. When you see them, you may feel jealous, envious or inspired. Either way, it makes your present look lackluster. I’m not saying that anyone should sit idle and twiddle their thumbs. Each one of us is free to chase whatever matters to us. Having said that, every pursuit has a cost.
Contentment sprouts from mindful living, a sense that I don’t have to do something just because others are doing it. If you are not able to live in the present moment and find beauty in it, future is not going to be any better. For future is nothing more than present moments unfolding. My past in the afternoon was my future in the morning.
Life is like a river, ever changing, ever flowing. You can step into it again and again, thinking you are bathing in the same river. It is anything but true. The water that was there earlier is no longer there. Every time you take a dip, it is in new water. No two moments are alike. It is ignorant to cling to your past or a future. Life runs its own course. The river may be muddy in monsoons or cold in winter. It may be pleasantly warm on some days and crystal clear on other. At any rate, as long as the source does not dry up, it will continue flowing. Much like life.
Since we are already on the journey of life, we may as well walk with grace, with contentment. Whoever would roam, whoever would stay…
Flow if you want to merge in the ocean.
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We should have this deep faith that there is someone who loves us totally and will take care of everything for us. Then we can be free of all our worries and difficulties.
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It seems the harder I work, the more luck I have.
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Make a goal to arrive at work 10 minutes early.
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The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.
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Take time to be grateful for the opportunity to work, especially when you feel like complaining.
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Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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Find what you love doing, and put your whole heart into it.
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
Om Namah Shivay
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