WHERE DO I STAND HERE?

• My house may be broader; but the entry is ever a problem when my mind is not so!
• My age may command respect but equally demands a responsibility attached!
• Myself, happily living around strong emotions is like playing a gripping game with sharp swords.. 
• I may say truth but simultaneously I should allow my people to hold, test, evaluate and then only accept what I say! 
• Nature is ever the perfect umpire next to me in the clever life games I'm ready to play!
• No great learning is needed for me to be at my peace.. Likewise, not having too deep faith in anything around is truly the opening gate of my freedom!
• No one really had asked about me; I'm only presenting myself to them.. Likewise, no one had stopped me from leading a decent life; I only happily have embraced the indecent life!
• The funny part of my life is.. My energy, time and capacity are always limited for the world requirement but never the other man’s and I openly say that! 
• My wisdom forever lies in caring more for serious life making a joke of easy life!
• I should ever meet the requirements but never the extensions!
• When my relationship is a fact, easy pardoning should be a fiction with me!  
• The depth of my liking is truly unknown to me.. Equally I don't know what I'm made of till a situation comes up!
• My sincerity maintained and my respect earned are ever directly proportional!

'FREE PLAY' Vs 'THE CONDITIONAL MATCH FIXING!'

Please ref to the link for the updated and modified Post without touching the basic message.. Thanks for the patience!

THE ONE 'OPEN BOOK' I READ LAST YEAR..

Last year, I opened my book and started gazing thru' it as the Great Philosopher had said to His disciples,

"I can never teach you anything except that we together read our own independent books separately ourselves, understand the content solely by ourselves and plan our own strategies for our betterment.. We can repeatedly do this day and night and that's the only way in front of us to know ourselves!"

Here are my related Q and A in respect of reading my that one 'Open Book' with me..i.e., My Mind!

Q: "I continuously suffer in my life as I feel weak from all directions out of an unknown fear.. Is there a way out for me?"

A: "I'm continuously unhappy in life because I don't see or not interested to see the real 'Great Strength' in me.. This 'Strength' within me is different from the usual physical, mental, political, social strengths etc as the same..

• Can't be tampered.. 
• Can't be destroyed.. 
• Can't be misused.. 
• Can't be bargained!" 

Q: "How to see and feel this 'Strength?' How to make use of it?"

A: "Yes! Interestingly, if I have to see/feel this strength in me, I should remain calm.. Can I remain calm for a moment of my time?"

Q: "How can I remain calm when I've to do so many things in my life? Time is money.. Without money there's no life.. If my time is utilized properly, my wealth will improve, my family and my people will be benefited including everything around too.. So, I should be whole and soul into my time!"

A: "OK! Let me leave it.. If that's not possible, the next best thing.. Can I at least allocate part of my time that's left out beyond the discharge of my responsibilities? This excess time is always with me as I keep special slots for my own enjoyment!"

Q: "Yes.. This option seems possible!"

A: "If so, it's better to allot part of this time however small it may be, on a daily basis.. In fact more number of times in a day is better!"

Q: "Why so?"

A: "The reason is.. This 'Spirit of Today' in me can soon be lost.. It's not strong..

• It needs protection.. 
• It needs fencing.. 
• It needs augmentation.. 
• It needs continuous encouragement! 

So 'Regular' is a better word here!"

Q: "I'm ready for that.. What next?" 

A: "Next, the 'Quality' of this time is to be maintained.. It's a must.. Without quality, the world will not move an inch.. In my time too which is presently allotted, this quality must flow in.. In this process..

• Let me not be anxious.. 
• Let me not be greedy.. 
• Let me not be calculative.. 
• Let me not doze off!" 

Q: "Yes, I got it!"

A: "Wait please.. You haven't listened fully.. In this time, there's no real 'Great Doing'.. If I thus remain without really aiming at any thing, soon I would notice that my mind never listens to me.. It's truly powerful and I'm really nothing in front of it..

• It initially tries to educate me in its own line.. 
• If failed, then it tries to lure me there.. 
• That too failed, it gets into a bargain with me.. 
• And I don't yield there too, it finally terrorizes me beyond! 

That way seen, I'm really small in front of my mind's plans!"

Q: "Then, what to do here?"

A: "I'm repeating.. There's no doing here..When I see my mind as such, I should allow it out first.. But equally gently should arrest it too, where possible by countering..

• The 'Vicious' thoughts with the 'Pious' ones.. 
• The thought of 'Self Pity' with the thought 'I'm not less..' 
• The thought, 'I'm loosing' with 'It's OK.. The loss isn't to that level that makes me collapsed!' 
• The thought, ‘There are burning problems.. What are you doing here?’ with ‘Only a few minutes.. I'm coming back!’ 

I should thus exist with a continuous feeling in me that

• Everything is OK.. 
• Nothing is going wrong.. 
• Only small times are spent this way.. 
• This'll not affect my general living! 

And all along 

• I should remain gentle.. 
• I should feel at ease.. 
• I should be open.. 
• I should carry respect for every other method of getting there! 

That very existing, indirectly is nothing but just claiming 'No Result' as much as possible in my living and that alone is ultimately seeing/feeling the 'Great Strength' in me which sure paves the way for 'True Peace' driving out the all those 'Unwanted Fears' within!'"

(The Post written in line with the Indispire Topic #BooksIReadIn2015)

THE REVERSE GAME!

Kindly go to https://sreedharb.blogspot.com/2018/09/as-heart-grows-fonder.html to see the updated Post.. Thanks for the interest shown!

NEVER SAY 'NO' TO THIS APPROACH!

Kindly ref to the link for the edited and modified Post without altering the basic message embedded therein.. Sorry for the inconvenience!

THE CHILD'S.... 'TOO MEANINGFUL ACTIONS!'

The cute little child of 2 yrs staying in far off lands was all noisy and attentive..

Everything around he was observing, trying to grasp the max and repeat what was observed and remembered.. There the child’s nature was a straight forward answer everywhere around..

When on stroll one evening with the boy, the Mom seeing the Little One walking ahead of her at some distance just said, “Dear! Come Back..”, astonishingly the child actually started walking backwards with all grace!

The grand parents visited the family for a month.. On a day, when the little boy was riding his tricycle outside and the Grand Mom funnily said, “Dear! Why did you jump the Signal when it's red?” he looked at her for a while and the next moment smiling innocently, jumped up and down on the tricycle itself..

Such a cute boy was thus keeping every one around amused with his tiny funny actions..

The grand father used to sit in a corner room and do his work all the time answering the kid whenever he happened to come into his room.. That day for some reasons, the gentleman was sitting in the side room for a while..

The Grand Mom said to the little boy, “Dear! Go to your Grand Pa's room and call him for breakfast; it is ready..”

The cute little boy, straight dashed to the room of his grand father, found the chair there empty and on return saw him in the side room but sincerely reported to his Grand Mom saying, “Grand Pa is missing!"

His uncle too who was staying at his place, one day wanted to amuse the boy with a trick.. 

He said, "Dear! whenever you sit in the car seat behind and keep your finger on your nose, the wipers move!"

When the child did that, the uncle nicely activated the wipers simultaneously and as the boy removed his finger from the nose, he stopped it.. And it was really fun for a while..

Days passed, the uncle continued that play and the boy was more observing and on a day he silently kept his finger on the nose when his uncle was a little less alert and said nicely from behind.. "Now move them!"

The boy had grown big and soon the grand parents bought him on-line a new scooter at his place..

That day, the Grand Mom was talking to him on the video call..

Suddenly the boy said, "I don't want to talk to you!"

The Grand Mom got astonished and asked him, "Why dear? We buy you everything.. We got you a scooter!"

"No.. It's all fake talk.. You are fake and everything is fake.. I don't want to talk to you!" said the boy firmly..

"He means to say that you are physically not in front of him here.. He is unhappy because he is missing your ever loved hugs and kisses!" clarified the daughter.. 

For a moment, the grand mother felt a squeeze in her heart.. The next moment, she, with a overwhelming warmth said to her little grand child, 

"Yes, my child.. I understand your care for us.. Don't worry, every year you will come to us in your holidays.. Then we can together talk, eat, play a lot.. I promise this.. Are you happy now?"

The child appeared understood what his Grand Mom had said as he smiled at her, of course gave her a fake hug and bid a big good bye!

THE 'SACRED' 5TH LESSON!

No doubt the year 2015 was great for me as the most important 4 Lessons which slowly built up over years appeared got firmed up within confirming that there's nothing less of them at any time which I should leave.. That itself no doubt is a Blessing from the Almighty as else otherwise the fickle mind many times misleads me and tries to make me deviate from the righteous path..

Thus the 4 lessons I learned totally towards 2015 end are

1. I should do the Right as much as possible without leaving a single leaf un-turned in the process to the best of my abilities..
2. I should care for my next man whole heartedly thru' a sincere service and optimum giving..
3. I should ever operate the above two within the well defined limits of my safety which is indirectly called my Swadharma, the Dharma truly bestowed on me at this stage of life.. And
4. I should offer a Prayer and surrender to God at the end of each day for His Ultimate Take care all along!

And these 4 Lessons of life firmed up almost to an optimum level within me in this year 2015 ..

I was thus moving and doing my works till 3/4th of the year never able to locate another thing I need to learn further, till one Sunday morning as I was entering my Flat after my usual morning walk, the Little Girl of my neighborhood was heard repeating loudly some of the Sayings which her father was teaching her all along..

As I approached my door, the girl said aloud.. 'Pride goes before fall!' when her father taught that..

Just then, it suddenly struck me.. What's the God Send Little One here talking of?

'Am I truly humble in my life with all above diligent practices of 4 Lessons?'

And as I looked at myself, I was astonished and subsequently felt guilty for forgetting this single Lesson all along as my pride was seen lurking in 

• Every single thought in my mind, 
• Even the smallest word of my talk and 
• All those tiniest actions of my every doing!

God! What a false life was I leading all these days thinking that I am truly doing my best in this line?

Really understood the right approach.. It's a great relief that finally I had learnt my 5th Lesson.. But the intuition within cautioned..

'No.. Please wait.. It's not so..

This one Lesson never completes in one's life, let the years 2016, 17, 18 etc.. etc.. roll by, it's immaterial.. There's no completion in this as long as this mundane body is in a living state on the earth since the 'self' itself is the basis for this proud feeling.. 

The Lesson in utopia would be complete only when infinite sacrifices are done from your end, nothing of yours stays with you and you exist as nothing!'

Initially looked strange but soon it became evident that the pride never leaves me in this life the end being unknown to me at this stage but my job here is to constantly be checking myself and correcting my actions already tainted with this one negative quality with me and thus move on in my life, the end of it finally the Almighty alone plans for me..

Thus the 5th Lesson Viz., 

• To be just humble in my life 

spills over into my year 2016 as that learning continues eternally.. Hence here this one is not my Resolution of 2016!

Concurring with my that very thought process, in distance on the loud Speakers,  Sloka 60 Chapter 2 of Srimad bhagavad Gita was heard being recited melodiously with the meaning explained in parallel.. 

'yatato hyapi kaunteya purushasya vipaschitah;
Indriyaani pramatheeni haranti prasabham manah.'

'The turbulent sense O Arjuna (in no time) do violently carry away the mind of even a wise man (without his own knowledge) though he be striving hard (to control them)!'
(The Post is written in line with #Lessonslearntin2015) and is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda)