GRATITUDE WITH ME.. SURE, A GOLDEN DISCIPLINE!

"It's my life, my living and my wish. None has a right to utter a single word on my doings!"

Saying thus, I expanded proudly. The wise person next to me said,

"No doubt it's your life and you have 100% right to define it in a way, you want. A small note.. If you decipher the tiny bits of that life of yours, have you noticed what they are made of?"

"What else? Those tiny bits are made of my doings and my doings alone!"

"Were you alone all these years of you coming up to this level?"

"Okay.. Others were there. But all works were paid back. They received money!"

"Should they not receive something else too?"

"What else? The price is ever bargained and agreed one. I paid that!"

"No doubt, you paid for it. But it doesn't end there. You know?

• Even a hen after it drinks water, raises its head to skies to thank God. (Greek Proverb)"

"What?"

"Yes.. Dear.. Apart from giving your monies, you should be grateful to all of them for being with you all these days. The Sayings on gratitude ever go thus..

• Gratitude is the most subtle form of Prayer. (Spanish Proverb)
• Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. (Spanish Proverb)
• Gratitude turns what we have into enough.(Anonymous)"

"Sorry.. I never thought of this!"

"Yes, dear.. Gratitude with us is a noble quality. Further Sayings go thus..

• Giving thanks for Grievance, wise men negotiate. (Mexican Proverb)
• Gratitude blooms in tender hearts. (French Proverb)
• Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. (German Proverb)
• If we thanked God for good things, there wouldn't be time to weep over the bad. (Yiddish proverb)
• In gratitude lies, great force. (Austria Proverb)
• Gratitude is the purest expression of love. (Brazil Proverb)
• Gratitude and wheat grow only in good soil. (Slovak Proverb)
• He who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. (Estonian Proverb)
• Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others, belong to us as well. (Voltaire)"

"Sir! I feel bad for what the idea I carried all these days. You opened my eyes!"

"No worries dear.. You have seen the Reality, that is truly great. Further remember the Sayings..

• Count your blessings. (Dutch proverb)
• For the slightest help, be grateful. (Romanian Proverb)
• When eating fruit, remember the tree that bore the fruit; when drinking water, remember the source that provided the water. (Chinese Proverb)
• Give thanks for little, you will find a lot. (Nigeria Proverb)
• Let your past make you better; not bitter. (Ancient Proverb)
• Rest and be thankful. (William Wordsworth)"

"Thank you, Sir! For the great advice given by you. I see crystal clear, what all you say!"

"I am happy, I could bring a change in you. All the best dear! Continue this Golden Discipline with you. Let us thru' out our lives, remember,

• A single act of kindness is worth more than a thousand bows. (Turkish Proverb)
• Life is not waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning how to dance in the rain. (William Shakespeare)
• He who is not contented with what he has, would not be with what he wants. (Socrates)
• Happiness depends on ourselves. (Ancient Proverb)
• Enough is a feast. (Buddhist Proverb)

And the last Golden Saying goes thus..

• The three most important words in English language are, "I appreciate you." (Unknown)"

Keyword: GRATITUDE

MY CONFIDENCE!

The task in front appeared too tough and max demanding. For a moment, I was clueless and looked up helplessly..

The Passing dark cloud was seen shining with a silver lining..

I recovered..

The neighborhood boy was heard repeating the Proverbs he was taught..

• "A smooth sea never makes skilled sailor.
• Where there is a will, there is a way.
• If you think you can, you can.
• Practice makes perfect.
• It is better be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.
• Believe you can, you are halfway.
• A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step."

I picked up..

Right at that moment, my Inner Consciousness was seen echoing some more Proverbs I learnt in my childhood into my ears..

• 'Fortune favors the bold.
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
• He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
• Action breeds confidence.
• Fake it, you will make it.
• You cannot pour from an empty cup.
• The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
• Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.
• No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
• Do it with confidence or not at all.'

I got almost 70% of my confidence to act..

The wise man in distance was seen quoting few famous Quotes from Great Personalities boosting my that confidence further..

• "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
• If we do things we are capable of doing, we will literally astound ourselves. (Thomas Alva Edison)
• It is not mountain we conquer, but ourselves. (Sir Edmund Hillary)
• You yourself as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection (Lord Buddha)
• Your value does not decrease based on some one's inability to see your worth. (Unknown)
• With realization of one's own potential and self confidence in one's ability, one can build better world. (Dalai Lama)"

My confidence to act was straight away put on the tracks and I was ready to act..

Right at that moment on distant loud speakers,

Verse 66, Chapter XVIII of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Was heard being recited melodiously conveying

The Message of Lord Krishna to Price Arjuna on


SUPREME ACTION:

'Sarva dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarvapapebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah.'

'Relinquishing all ideas of righteousness (the right and wrong as known to you), surrender unto me exclusively; I will deliver you from all sinful reactions (what your mind proposes), do not despair.'

Keyword: CONFIDENCE

PROBLEM WITH ME.. WHAT'S IT LIKE?

"I wish I am free from my this pestering problem!" 

I mused aloud. Instantly, the Good Spirit appeared in front of me and said,

"Your wish will be fulfilled!"

I was thrilled beyond..

"Oh! Really? God.. What a relief? Thank you, Good Spirit. I am truly blessed!"

I said screaming..

"What are you going to do now?"

"What else? I lead my normal life!"

"What is that life like? Can I know?"

"Doing my jobs and relaxing beyond!"

"Can you describe what that doing jobs means?"

"Solving day to day problems!"

"So, you are once again getting into problems. Then why were you thinking of getting away from this particular problem?"

"It is beyond my capacity to resolve!"

"What would have happened, had you continued with the problem?"

"My peace of mind would have gone!"

"Are you at peace, now?"

"Why not?"

"What happens, if a second pestering problem surfaces now?"

"Let me see then!"

"Just because, you close your eyes to the issue, the issue will not go away from you!"

"What are you saying?"

"Yes, dear.. Your fear of getting into such problems is bigger now as you are avoiding one such problem. That way you become weaker. Do you want to continue this becoming weaker on and on?"

"What? Means.. No.. No.. Never.. I don't want any weakness with me. Good Spirit! You opened my eyes.. I don't want to be off from my this problem. I'll fight it out.. Wish me all the best.. That's enough!"

As I felt my problem becoming lighter thus, the Good Spirit flew away from me as a beautiful butterfly giving me the firm hope of standing to the situation, whatever be and fight heroically..

Right at that moment, on the distant loud speakers Slokas 2 and 3, Chapter II, Srimad Bhagavad Gita were heard being recited melodiously with the meaning explained in parallel wherein Lord Krishna said to Arjuna..

Kutas tva kasmalam idam visame samupasthitam
anarya justam asvargyam akirti-karam arjuna.

O Arjuna! From where this illusion of yours appeared in this moment of crisis? This is not befitting honorable men nor conducive to the attainment of heavenly spheres and is the cause of infamy..

Klaibyam ma sma gamah partha naitat tvayy upapadyate
ksudram hrdaya-daurbalyam tyaktvottistha parantapa.

O Arjuna! Do not yield to unmanliness, this is not worthy of you, O chastiser of enemies. Giving up this base weakness of heart, rise up!

Keyword: PROBLEM

MISTAKE.. WHAT'S IT 'IN' AND 'OUT'?

I made a mistake, I was dull. Soon, Quotes and Proverbs surrounded me..

• The man who never makes mistakes, takes orders from one who does. (Traditional Proverb)
• We don't make mistakes, we only have happy accidents. (Unknown)
• A person who never made a mistake, never tried any thing new. (Albert Einstein)
• The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything. (Theodore Roosevelt)

I picked up. More Quotes and Proverbs cajoled me..

• To make a mistake and not correct it; that indeed is a mistake. (Confucius)
• Fall seven times, stand up eight. (Japanese Proverb)
• He who covers up his mistakes intends to make some more. (Chinese Proverb)
• Always leave a little room for mistakes. (Chinese Proverb)

I became better. No less Quotes and Proverbs cheered me..

• Admitting a mistake is a new beginning. (Egyptian Proverb)
• A known mistake is better than an unknown Truth. (Arabian Proverb)
• The only mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. (John Powell)
• Success does not consist in never making mistakes but making the same one a second time. (George Bernard Shaw)

I was almost normal. Valuable Quotes and Proverbs started educating me..

• Let a wrong doing repeat itself at least three times. The first may be an accident, the second a mistake but the third is likely to be intentional. (African Proverb)
• Old mistakes need more friends than new truths. (Danish Proverb)
• Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. (Oscar Wild)
• Failure teaches you more than success.
• Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.
• Shoot for the moon, Even if you fail, you will land among stars. (Unknown)
• Your failure may be your greatest teacher, your success may be your greatest grade in the class called life. (Unknown)
• Sometimes we must get hurt in order to grow, we must fail in order to know, sometimes our vision clears only after our eyes are washed away with tears. (Unknown)
• Trying and not succeeding is not failure. It is part of the process of discovering who works. (Unknown)
• Haters will broadcast your failure but whisper your success. (Unknown)

I regained my original tempo. Further Quotes and Proverbs revealed the Truth in life..

• Your friend will swallow your mistakes, your enemy will present them on a plate. (Arabian Proverb)
• If a rich man steals, it is a mistake. If a poor man makes a mistake, he has stolen. (Morrocan Proverb)
• There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to Truth; not going all the way, not starting. (Buddha)
• Freedom is not worth having if it does not include freedom to do mistakes. (Mahatma Gandhi)

In the end, I thanked all Quotes and Proverbs for doing their ultimate job of

PUTTING ME ON THE RIGHT TRACK! 

Keyword: MISTAKE

PATIENCE!

I lost my cool and was about to give back, the wise person in distance said softly,

• "Patience is virtue!"

I fumed and fumed non stop, the wise person reminded me saying,

• "A watched pot never boils!"

I tried controlling myself, the wise person consoled me saying,

• "Patience is the plaster of all sores!"

I became helpless for a while, the wise person continued saying,

• "All things are difficult before they become easy!"

I allowed time to go, the wise person was heard saying,

• "Good things come to those who wait!"

My coolness slowly returned, the wise person cheered me saying,

• "April showers bring May flowers!"

More time passed, the wise person said,

• "Patience can cook a stone." (African Proverb)

I became cool, the wise person continued talking on patience bringing out various proverbs and quotes..

• "Patience is not simply the ability to wait. It's how we behave while we are waiting. (Joyce Mayer)
• The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. (Leo Tolstoy)
• Patience is bitter but it's fruit is sweet. (Aristotle)
• He that can have patience, can have what he will. (Benjamin Franklin)
• Patience is a companion of wisdom. (Saint Augustine)
• To lose patience is to lose battle. (M. K. Gandhi)
• A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. (Dutch Proverb)
• One minute of patience, ten years of peace. (Greek Proverb)
• It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. (Confucius)
• Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. (Leonardo Da Vinci)
• At the bottom of patience one finds heaven. (African Proverb)
• God's timing is perfect. Be patient and trust the process. (Unknown)
• With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes silk gown. (Chinese Proverb)
• Patience attracts happiness; it brings near which is far. (Swahili Proverb)"

I remained totally calm, the wise person pointed to me the distant loud speaker from where Verse 14, Chapter II of Srimad Bhagavad Gita was heard with the Narrator explaining the meaning in parallel..

'matra-sparshas tu kaunteya sitosna-sukha-duhkha-dah
agamapayino’nityas tams titiksasva bharata'

'The mere contact of senses as is, O Son of Kunti, cause heat and cold, pleasure and pain. They come and go and they are impermanent. Endure them bravely, O descendant of Bharata!'

Keyword: PATIENCE

NO DOUBT, SHARING IS CARING!

• Store your grain in your neighbor's belly. (Indian Proverb)

• Charity is not a bone thrown to a dog but a bone shared with the dog when you are just as hungry as the dog. (Chinese Proverb)

• Giving is not losing, it is keeping for tomorrow. (Lozi Proverb)

• If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. (African Proverb)

• Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. (Swedish Proverb)

• Knowledge is a treasure that does not run out when you share it.(African Proverb)

• One who eats alone cannot discuss the taste of food with others. (African Proverb)

• The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious. (Nigerian Proverb)

• When you give, you are not poor. (Kenyan Proverb)

• The charitable give out thru' the door and God puts it back through the window. (Traditional Proverb)

• The door way to charity is difficult to open and difficult to close. (Chinese Proverb)

• Charity sees the need, not the cause. (Proverb)

• A person is a person because of other people. (African Saying)

• There is no joy in possession without sharing. (Erasmus)

• Happiness never decreases by being shared. (Lord Buddha)

As Proverbs and Quotes on sharing continue to float around with their own deep meaning and teaching, on the funny side, the Little one taught all the time, 

'Share with your friend!'

Was seen crying aloud pointing out his friend to his mom saying,

"He is eating away all the chocolate. Not sharing with me!"

Keyword: SHARING

MONEY!

No doubt, Money makes many things. In life, it makes human being a/an

Avoider, Boaster, Earner, Feeder, Gainer, Giver, Hoarder, Intruder, Job Seeker, King Maker, Loser, Miser, Payer, Ruler, Spender, Saver, Talker, User, Valuer, Wiser One or Yeller

As the innumerable Proverbs floating around speak on money endlessly..

• Money does not grow on trees.
• Time is money.
• Money can't buy happiness.
• The best things in life are free.
• Save for a rainy day.
• Beggars are not choosers.
• Nothing comes free.
• Shrouds have no pockets.
• There are no free lunches.
• A fool and his money are soon parted.
• Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
• It takes money to make money.
• Easy come, easy go.
• Riches have wings.
• The rich knows not his friend.
• Riches walk slow.
• Coins love quiet.
• Money is not gained by losing time.
• No bees, no honey; no work; no money.
• The art is not making money but keeping it.
• He that cannot pay, let him pray.
• Money has no smell.
• Money makes the mare to go.
• Money talks.

• Money is like manure, you have to spread it around or it smells.(J Paul Getty)
• Lend your money, lose your friend. (William Caxton)
• When money talks, nobody checks grammar. (Anonymous)
• Spending is quick; earning is slow. (Russian Proverb)
• If you buy what you don't need, you steal yourself. (Swedish Proverb)
• With money in your pocket, you are wise, you are handsome and you sing well too. (Jewish Proverb)
• You become wise when you run out of money. (African Proverb)
• Money is a good servant but a bad Master. (French Proverb)
• Money is round and rolls away. (Rumanian Proverb)
• Money can't talk but it can make lies look true. (African Proverb)
• Money at your disposal, every dog and goat will claim to be related to you.(African Proverb)
• Nothing seems expensive on credit.(Czech proverb)
• Save money, money saves you.(Jamaican Proverb)
• A greedy man is always poor. (Persian Proverb)
• If gold falls into mud, it won't become bronze. (Turkish Proverb)
• Money is like a guest today, leaves tomorrow. (Malagasy Proverb)

Keyword: MONEY