LETTING GO, LETTING GOD

 

As I look back at my career which spans around twenty- six years, I must confess that I have had varied experiences, and every experience has only helped me to grow. I have been treated by people royally and also like dirt by a few. It took a while for me to realize that I don’t lose anything by being good to people, no matter how they treated me.  People have back stabbed me, but I always ensured goodness prevailed on my part. I have been cheated in the past, but I was always glad that I was not the one who cheated, people have been rude to me, but I ensured that I was polite in my manners, people have betrayed my trust, but I made sure to be loyal, people have had arguments with me, but I did not wait to prove who was right. People who lack maturity will not exhibit the right behavior. This realization helped me to raise my level of acceptance.

 “God created man in His own image.” An animal is born to a nature, lives by that nature, and dies to that very nature. Whereas, man is born to a nature and can transcend that very nature. Man alone can evolve morally, intellectually and spiritually. We are the highest creation of God and should always strive to attain divine qualities. The world is filled with all kinds of people. We have to be smart enough to handle them and not get affected by them. The key to our happiness should not be handed over to the world. We have it in us to make our day beautiful.

 The flower blooms day after day after day, not because somebody will pass that way and enjoy its fragrance or because some passerby is going to appreciate its beauty. It is the very nature of a flower to bloom. Similarly, it should be our very nature to do good to the world, not because our good actions are going to be noticed or appreciated by the world. We need to first feel good about our actions. Being good should be our nature. It comes with repeated practice and with a big shift in attitude.

 “Attitudes don’t care where you shape them, once shaped, they become your behavior, either creating you or destroying you.” I have always strived for my higher self to prevail. Higher self is all about the divine qualities we possess. Sitting in non-doing every day has helped me to give rise to my inner voice., which is the guiding light in my life. Learn to let go even when everything or everyone is not in your favor. Life is beautiful not because of, but in spite of.  By letting go, we are letting God in.

 

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