SPREADING GOODNESS

 

The wake-up call rang at 4.30 am. I immediately woke up, and the first thing I do on a daily basis is, send the wisdom of infinitheism to around 900 people. This has been a daily practice. I start my day thus. I always feel that something good has to go from you to the world. Fortunately, I can share the wisdom of my spiritual guru with the world and it can in turn help them to improve the quality of their life.

Even in our school we ask children to write something good about someone every day. If they consistently write every day for a month, they will receive the Good Finders Badge. Initially children may do it for the sake of the badge, but slowly it will become a habit to see goodness in others and not find fault.

Whenever it is a student’s birthday, five students are asked to speak something good about that child. The birthday child feels so special and happy. The school provides a positive environment for the children.

When children come back from school, for a change, ask your child “How was the day?” or “Whom did you help?” or “Did you make someone happy?” You will be instilling these positive thoughts in the child, instead of always asking, “What is the homework?” or” What did the teacher teach today?” That can be addressed later.

Growing up years are very crucial. Those are the years that define the man or the woman they turn out to be.

I am shocked by the amount of negativity that I get to see. Somebody posts some negative comment about a person or an organization, immediately many join in with their comments. Most of the time it is all baseless and unverified. It not only takes away our peace, but creates negative vibes.

If we get our environment right, we can get our mind right. “Sangam saranam gachhami.”  Let us be mindful of the company that we keep. Avoid the ones who are cantankerous. They will never allow us to think positively. Move away from people in whose company you tend to gossip, backbite, complain or rant.  Not only is it a waste of time, it does not bring any good into our life.

Who is your fall back? Is it Sakuni or Krishna? Our friends have a great impact on our thinking.

We need peace and harmony in life. It is priceless. Don’t trade it for anything in the world. Those who are frustrated will make sure that they leave others frustrated as well. If you sense it early, it will do a lot of good to you.

Anything that we wish to convey, be it a feedback or a concern, let us make it in a constructive manner. There has to be grace and poise in everything that we do. Else it is a disgrace. Politeness and courtesy in manners and speech is a basic requisite for an educated person.

How beautiful it would be to fill the space we step into, with our positive vibes and aura. How can that happen? By constantly entertaining positive thoughts. It is so easy to get sucked into the influence of others. It needs a lot of will power to stay away from the clutches of those who derive pleasure in maligning people.

Anything that we give to the world should bring happiness and not make people shrink. Can the world rejoice in our presence?

I always come out of meditation releasing this thought, “Thank you God for helping me to do all the good I can, for all the people I can, in all the ways I can, at all the times I can.”  True to this thought, I get numerous opportunities to do good, time and again, in different ways. May we all spread the fragrance of our goodness and leave the world a better place than we found it.

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