Tuesday, February 19, 2019

NO DOUBT, MAKE OR MAR THIS LIFE.. IT'S ME ALONE!


This week's IndiSpire Prompt says..

Being flexible and not rigid about opinions wins more hearts than anything else. Flexibility makes love happen.#FlexiLove

No doubt it's an old Post but seeing the Prompt, I thought of modifying the same to suit and bring it to the notice of many of my new Readers too without losing the grip on the core message.. Here, that goes in the form a story..


Once a medium sized gravel stone was lying by the side of a walk path. A dry colorful leaf severed from the tree above had gracefully landed by the side of the stone..
  • “Hello!”
Wished the tiny leaf with a beautiful smile..

“Hi!”

Said the stone with a stern face..
  • “Why are you so stern faced and rigid? Why don't be flexible, relax for a while and smile once?”
The leaf asked..

“If you want, you do that. I’ll not respond so timidly. I'm all by myself with my well established opinions on how to live my life the best!”

Said the stone looking more rigid..

The tiny leaf just kept quiet for a while observing the Nature around. Soon, a gentle breeze started blowing and the leaf was ready to move..

“Go, you helpless one! Even a small wind shakes you up in no time. Every moment is shaky for you. You are ever a slave to the world around you..

I've firmed my roots here deep into the earth. Do you know since how many years I'm here? All these years, your wind however strong could never shake me up a little bit. Go dear, go.. I don't know what for you are living on the earth. I pity you!”

Said the stone at the back of great pride..

The tiny leaf simply kept quiet and moved on with the breeze gently getting rocked in its cradle. The Little Boy playing around suddenly noticed the colorful leaf dancing above and mesmerized by it's graceful movement instantly started pointing that saying something totally being in a state of joy..


In a short time, the stone came in the way of one of the passers-by moving in a hurry and made him about to topple. In a fit of anger, the man instantly hit the stone hard with his tough right shoe totally shaking it off from its roots..

Utterly confused, lingering in pain and cursing the man all along, the stone had no go but get uprooted from its permanent settlement thought so and settle at the new spot under a tree. Surprisingly, it found the dry leaf too there coolly taking rest. As the stone started recapitulating what happened sometime back, a Celestial Voice spoke from Above,

“You both were next to each other sometime back and you both are again side by side towards the end of the day. All along the tiny dry leaf, 
  • Remained flexible,
  • Never carried an opinion of it's own deep,
  • Remained sensible in respect of it's existence managing here and there for basic security,
  • Carried due respect to the life around,
  • Was ready to accept that came up and thus
  • Lived it's life with ease and adjustment ever spreading Love around..
In the process the colorful leaf could truly amuse and enchant the Little Boy on the way thus becoming a feather in the cap of my Creation..

Here, you forever

  • Remained rigid,
  • Ever carried an opinion of your own too deep,
  • Remained insensible in respect of your existence ruling everywhere for your pleasure,
  • Never carried respect for the life around,
  • Were not ready to accept that came up and thus
  • Lived your life with pride and authority ever cursing around..

In the process you were ready to injure others thus indirectly becoming a threat to My Creation..

The ultimate result is..


At the end of the day, the dry leaf could sincerely accept what came to it with a smile where as you utterly failed there frowning all the time!"

Keywords: LIFE, MAKE, MAR

24 comments:

  1. A post with profound learning.Thank you so much for sharing!

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  2. The whole teaching of Taoism is about going with wind. In fact, Lao Tzu got enlightened by seeing a leaf moving with wind. The whole emphasis of Taoism is on spontaneity.

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    1. It's nice to know this.. Thanks for the informative Comment!

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  3. Going with the wind...sailing through the life. Such profound thoughts and you have explained them in the simplest manner... hats off! :-)

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    1. Oh, thank you Maiparna.. Happy to have such an appreciative Comment on these Pages!

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  4. What a beautiful analogy and story about life. It' so true and effortlessly done.

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  5. Wisdom simplified once more by you ! Accepting life the way it comes with gratitude while making the most of it is certainly the best approach .A wise and content leaf indeed :)

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    1. So well condensed the meaning conveyed Kokila! Your Comments forever are a speciality themselves.. Thanks a lot!

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  6. As usual... a lot of learning from your wisdom Sreedhar sir...
    loved reading this one :-)

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    1. Thanks Archana.. A very appreciative and praise worthy comment here.. Love the same!

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  7. Sir, inspired by this wonderful post of yours, I have written as poem - Solitary Leaf https://prepforum.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/solitary-leaf-tanka/

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    1. Sorry for delay in reply Somali due to some personal health problems.. I read it.. I can say the number one poem of its own class.. My family too appreciated that.. Double thanks for all!

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  8. Face is the mirror of our thoughts, we can't hide nothing. A Good article with a good message. सरकारी नौकरी

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  9. Hello Sir,

    I love the moral and wish to imbibe it in me.

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  10. Acceptance of ones status and stature is a virtue. Blessed are those who can accept. At the same time when in social life, or while performing Raja Dharma (read politics) one cannot and need not be flexible always. One must have a point of view, one must consider a decision which may serve greater common good even at the cost of immense short term discomfort and person must pursue. While those who are leading the life of an ascetic or taken Bairagya, they should be accepting what comes their way.

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    1. That's exactly the message here Abhijit, when it is said that Truth is as hard as stone but as soft as butter too simultaneously.. Meaning.. Having accepted Raja Dharma too, no doubt I remain tough in all my dealings but never carry a thought in my mind that that is the final and be 100% ready for a change to accommodate the right suggestion/advice from my next man within the limits of the Dharma with me.. Thus seen it is ever flexibility with me alone that truly does the job and never rigidity at the core even though outwardly it looks really rigid.. Thanks for the right query on the Post message and hope my explanation satisfies that to a certain extent if not fully.. Wishes!

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  11. I can use this to teach my son a few lessons in being grateful and graceful. Nice Post Sir!

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    1. Thanks Dr Preeti for the compliment and an appreciative comment on the Post.. Wishes!

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