Month: December 2019

‘Parmatma’ aur ‘Guru’ humein kshama karte jaate hain …’

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In Spanish

Dios y el Guru nos perdonan repetidamente

In French

Dieu et Guru nous pardonnent à plusieurs reprises

In Japanese

神と達人は私達を繰り返し許します
Kami to tatsujin wa watashitachi o kurikaeshi yurushimasu

In Arabic

الله وغورو اغفر لنا مرارا وتكرارا
allah waghuru aghfir lana miraraan watakrarana

Swamiji’s Sandesh …

‘ ‘Parmatma’ aur ‘Guru’ humein kshama karte jaate hain …

Swamiji says …

” God and Guru forgive us repeatedly … but we should rise above our ignorance and improve ourselves at the earliest ! “

” ‘Forgive & Forget ! We share a strong, but ephemeral bond with both these words. Can we forget the manner in which the other person had maligned us – how he tainted our image in our friends circle – and slandered our name for some secret ulterior motive ? No , never ! We can never ever forget the harm that he caused us. So the question of forgiving him just doesn’t arise ! We are not willing to give a chance to hear him out and know his side of the story. And more than anything we are furious with him… Mad with anger !Our anger , at his mistakes , blinds us to such an extent that we are not ready to offer him any opportunity to clear the air that could have wrongly whipped up the currents of misunderstanding between us. The question of giving such a person that one chance does not arise – I convince myself…and stick to my decision of neither forgetting nor forgiving him for what he had done.”

” But we expect God and our Guru to forgive us for our sins ; for every wrong done by us ; to turn a blind eye to the repeated mistakes that we make. Do we ever spare some time to be grateful for the role that God and Guru play in shaping us , moulding us and making us what we are ? The ‘invisible’ manner in which they do this on a regular basis is known only to them – but we are most certainly aware of every blessing of ‘ Theirs ‘ when we see things around us improve for the better. We are at a loss to understand the painstaking effort , time and single – minded focus that is put in by ‘ Them’ to make us better individuals – by giving us unlimited chances and new opportunities , repeatedly , to improve ourselves , mend our ways , correct our follies. We would be lying if we said that we failed to observe , did not realise, did not see miracles unfold before our eyes , because when we direct our senses , sincerely and whole – heartedly towards ‘ Them’ , we will see only ‘Their’ Divine Plan play out , in every moment of our lives.”

“But there are always a few different individuals amongst us , who refuse to change, unwilling to see the love , care and mercy that is constantly being showered on them by their Creator and their Friend , Philosopher and Guide – their Guru. The all seeing , omnipresent God and Guru forgive the errant devotee, hoping that ‘ woh aaj sudhar jaega ‘ ‘ woh kal sudhar jaega’ – and thus ‘They’ forgive him for his indifference, lax attitude and flippancy in continuing to walk on a goal – less path , with no final destination in mind. A ‘guru’, undettered, continues to invest time in such devotees – as His positive approach makes Him feel that a day will dawn when the prodigal son will return home. But the devotee refuses to change.”

” A ‘guru’s’ divine love and magnanimous temperament for errant devotees – makes him extra patient and forgiving. His genuine desire to help them makes him forgive them for their disinterest and lack of initiative in correcting themselves. Their ‘guru’ selflessly disregards his personal requirements, health , comfort , and sidelines his daily routine completely – to welcome these devotees warmly and interacts with them smilingly – not letting them know by any untoward mannerism ; viz. a cold demeanor or by projecting the inconvenience that could have been caused to Him – by the unexpected arrival of His devotees – seeking His ‘darshan’ – without taking a prior appointment from Him.”

“A ‘ guru ‘ lives and breathes only for the welfare of his devotees and He continues to interact with such devotees in particular, with the hope , that this one particular interaction with them, could be a life changing moment in their lives. He always gives topmost priority to the possibility of his devotees benefiting from ‘all’ that he gives them to ‘hold’, to absorb , to imbibe and implement. From there it is then left to the devotees whether they ‘hold’ every grain of ‘gyaan’ that their ‘guru’ imparts to them and shares with them or discards the ‘ gyaan ‘ that He tries to enrich them with. But a ‘guru ‘ tries His level best to ignore the present ‘slippery’ state in which the devotee is , hoping that the distracted devotee will allow the ignorance – ‘ agaanyta ‘ that appears to have become a permanent resident of his mind and heart , to vacate the area one day, and be replaced with the light of True Knowledge – and they will then correct themselves and follow the ‘ Right Path ‘ – ‘nek raaste pe chalenge ‘ , ‘ achche aadmi baneinge ! ‘
But they will do so only if the they realize the tremendous worth and value of the priceless knowledge that their ‘ guru’ imparts to them and shares with them.”

” We need to always remember that an attitude that is too carefree , deludes us to find a haven of excuse in words like – ‘I don’t care’ – ‘ I couldn’t be bothered ‘ – which shortly turn out to be a deceptive mirage and we are sure to stumble and fall flat on our face – and believe me , fall we definitely will ! ‘Aise insaan ko thokar zaroor lagti hai ! ‘ They tend to misinterpret the freedom that God and Guru give them – as ‘their’ love for them prevents them from imposing restrictions of ‘ Do that.’ …’ Do not do that ! ‘ ‘ You must obey me ! ‘ and thus they feel that they are their own Lord and Master and can do anything that they wish to do – to the extent of disregarding the words of wisdom heard personally from their ‘guru’.”

” It is saddening to see that concrete advice fails to have any positive effect on such devotees. They need to be very careful of the fact that the darkness of ignorance in which they blissfully lead their lives , might one day cause them to face a bleak situation – a point of no return … ‘Jab woh kaheen ke nahi rehte.’ They develop the habit of taking everything very lightly, casually – ‘ har cheez ko woh ek khel samajhta hai ‘ – and they feel that real life challenges are just a game that can be played with an air of nonchalance and disdain … ‘aur phir woh na oopar ke rehte hain , na neeche ke…!’ “

” Individuals who fail to see the unlimited number of times when their Guru and God have forgiven them , pardoned them and tried to turn them into better individuals – will feel miserable, at some point in life, for not having made the most of the sound words of advice that were addressed to them. Let us avoid testing God’s and Guru’s patience constantly. After all none of us would want ‘Them’ to become unforgiving and turn away from us ! It is time for us to make the most of the chance that we get to do what is right … to become honest individuals and men of integrity. There are no second chances in life. So why do we expect forgiveness and chances galore from God and Guru all the time ? “

Swamiji’s message translated in Spanish

“Dios y el Gurú nos perdonan repetidamente … ¡pero deberíamos superar nuestra ignorancia y mejorarnos lo antes posible!”

“¡Perdona y olvida! Compartimos un vínculo fuerte, pero efímero con ambas palabras. ¿Podemos olvidar la forma en que la otra persona nos había difamado? ¿Cómo contaminó nuestra imagen en nuestro círculo de amigos? ¿Motivo oculto? ¡No, nunca! Nunca podremos olvidar el daño que nos causó. ¡Así que la cuestión de perdonarlo simplemente no surge! No estamos dispuestos a darle la oportunidad de escucharlo y conocer su versión de la historia. Y, más que nada, estamos furiosos con él … ¡Locos por la ira! Nuestra ira, ante sus errores, nos ciega a tal punto que no estamos listos para ofrecerle ninguna oportunidad de limpiar el aire que podría haber provocado un error. las corrientes de malentendidos entre nosotros. La cuestión de darle a esa persona una oportunidad no surge: me convenzo a mí mismo … y mantengo mi decisión de no olvidarlo ni perdonarlo por lo que hizo “.

“Pero siempre hay unas pocas personas diferentes entre nosotros, que se niegan a cambiar, no están dispuestas a ver el amor, la atención y la misericordia que su Creador y su Amigo, Filósofo y Guía, su Gurú, les está constantemente regalando. , Dios omnipresente y Guru perdonan al devoto errante, con la esperanza de que ‘woh aaj sudhar jaega’ ‘woh kal sudhar jaega’ – y así ‘Ellos’ lo perdonan por su indiferencia, actitud laxa y la ligereza en seguir caminando por un camino sin objetivos , sin un destino final en mente. Un ‘gurú’, sin inmutarse, continúa invirtiendo tiempo en tales devotos, ya que su enfoque positivo le hace sentir que llegará un día en que el hijo pródigo volverá a casa. Pero el devoto se niega a cambiar. “

“El amor divino y el temperamento magnánimo de un ‘gurú’ para los devotos errantes – lo hace más paciente y perdonador. Su genuino deseo de ayudarlos lo hace perdonarlos por su desinterés y falta de iniciativa para corregirse a sí mismos. Su ‘gurú’ desprecia desinteresadamente su personal los requisitos, la salud, la comodidad y el margen de su rutina diaria por completo, dar la bienvenida a estos devotos con entusiasmo e interactuar con ellos con una sonrisa, sin dejarles saber por ningún tipo de mala conducta, es decir, un comportamiento frío o proyectando las molestias que podrían haberle causado. – por la inesperada llegada de sus devotos – buscando su ‘darshan’ – sin tener una cita previa de él “.

“Un ‘gurú’ vive y respira solo por el bienestar de sus devotos y continúa interactuando con tales devotos en particular, con la esperanza de que esta interacción particular con ellos pueda ser un momento de cambio en sus vidas. Siempre otorga la máxima prioridad a la posibilidad de que sus devotos se beneficien de “todo” que les da para “sostener”, absorber, embeber e implementar. A partir de ahí, se deja a los devotos si “retienen” cada grano de “gyaan” ‘que su’ guru ‘les imparte y comparta con ellos o descarte el’ gyaan ‘con el que trata de enriquecerlos. Pero un’ guru ‘hace todo lo posible para ignorar el estado actual’ resbaladizo ‘en el que se encuentra el devoto, con la esperanza de que el devoto distraído permita la ignorancia, ‘agaanyta’ que parece haberse convertido en un residente permanente de su mente y corazón, para desalojar el área un día y ser reemplazado por la luz del Conocimiento Verdadero, y luego se corregirán y sigue el ‘Camino correcto’ – ‘ nek raaste pe chalenge ‘,’ achche aadmi baneinge! ‘ Pero lo harán solo si se dan cuenta del tremendo valor y el valor del conocimiento invaluable que su ‘gurú’ les imparte y comparte con ellos “.

“Necesitamos recordar siempre que una actitud demasiado despreocupada nos engaña para encontrar un refugio de excusas en palabras como – ‘No me importa’ – ‘No podría ser molestado’ – que en poco tiempo se convirtió en un ¡espejismo engañoso y estamos seguros de tropezar y caer de bruces – y créeme, caemos definitivamente lo haremos! ‘¡Aise insaan ko thokar zaroor lagti hai!’ Tienden a malinterpretar la libertad que Dios y Guru les dan, como ‘su ‘amarlos les impide imponer restricciones de’ Haz eso ‘. … “¡No hagas eso!” “¡Debes obedecerme!” Y por eso sienten que son su propio Señor y Maestro y que pueden hacer cualquier cosa que deseen, hasta el punto de ignorar las palabras de sabiduría que se escuchan personalmente. de su ‘gurú’ “.

“Es triste ver que los consejos concretos no tienen ningún efecto positivo en esos devotos. Deben tener mucho cuidado con el hecho de que la oscuridad de la ignorancia en la que llevan sus vidas felizmente, algún día podría hacer que se enfrenten a una situación sombría”. situación: un punto de no retorno … ‘Jab woh kaheen ke nahi rehte’. Desarrollan el hábito de tomar todo muy a la ligera, casualmente – ‘har cheez ko woh ek khel samajhta hai’ – y sienten que los desafíos de la vida real son solo un juego que se puede jugar con un aire de despreocupación y desdén … ‘aur phir woh na oopar ke rehte hain, na neeche ke …! “

“Las personas que no ven la cantidad ilimitada de veces que su Guru y Dios los perdonaron, los perdonaron y trataron de convertirlos en mejores personas, se sentirán miserables, en algún momento de la vida, por no haber aprovechado al máximo el sonido. palabras de consejo dirigidas a ellos. Evitemos probar constantemente la paciencia de Dios y del Gurú. Después de todo, ninguno de nosotros querría que “Ellos” se vuelvan implacables y se aparten de nosotros. Es hora de que aprovechemos al máximo la oportunidad que podemos hacer lo correcto … convertirnos en individuos honestos y hombres íntegros. No hay segundas oportunidades en la vida. Entonces, ¿por qué esperamos perdón y muchas oportunidades de parte de Dios y Guru todo el tiempo? “

Swamiji’s Sandesh… Insaan… insaan ban ke hi rahe… ‘Bhagwaan’ ban ne ki koshish na kare…’

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“A human being should not have misconceived notions about his greatness and equate himself with God…”
“Insaan … insaan ban ke hi rahe … ‘Bhagwaan’ ban ne ki koshish na kare ! ”

Swamiji says …

” We love ourselves! Each one of us feels that I am the best! We tend to compliment ourselves, narrate repeatedly moments of self – glorification and love to hear people laud us – ‘You are so nice! So good! Kind-hearted. Considerate. Helpful. You are always there to help us in our moments of crisis! What would we do without you? There is none better than you! You are great! What would have happened if you hadn’t saved me in the nick of time!” We luxuriate in the illusionary splendour of such compliments. Our ears never tire of hearing these ‘oh such’ wonderful words! These words sound like a music composition that we love listening to again and again! How heart warming and gratifying these words are ! The auto play mechanism that we set in motion, within us, allows us free access to these words that express the admiration and appreciation that others have for us- and help us in creating an image of ourselves that triggers in us the feeling, that we are a notch above others, and there is something special about us- something different- that sets us apart from the thronging multitudes. And the blind faith that we restore in these ego inflating and morale boosting words-  elevates us to a pedestal of self admiration, when we start feeling that we are as good as God- as great as Him and as powerful as Him.”

” A childish attitude and behaviour of such a kind is pardonable and can be excused when you tom-tom about your mightiness and regale your family members with anecdotes of your so called and self proclaimed greatness, within the four walls of your home- and your staunch belief in your greatness results in some banter and light hearted moments with your family.”

“None of us should ever make the mistake of falling prey to these words that effortlessly play the role of an attractive bait and before we know it we fall hook, line and sinker in the trap that can entangle our mind within its mesh in a matter of no time and we start exhibiting delusions of grandeur, equating ourselves with God. This is the point when megalomania starts settling down with great ease within us, as it is well familiar with our susceptibility to it, and it is from here that our downfall begins.”

“Time and time again Mother Earth has allowed a special few, chosen individuals to walk the length and breadth of Her fascinating surface, tirelessly, leaving behind their footprints on the sands of time… that neither strong gusts of wind nor waves were able to erase- and hence, treasured and worshipped by people since eternity. These were ‘blessed’ souls – touched by God – endowed with divine intelligence and insight. It becomes mandatory for such ‘special’ individuals, in particular, who have been chosen by God- in recognition of their selfless sacrifice, true devotion- ‘sacchi bhakti’-  unswerving determination to lead an honest life and opt for the path of goodness and integrity; and to those who have been bestowed with ‘special’ powers to heal and cure the sick and the dying- to remain humble, in a state of eternal gratefulness to The Almighty for selecting them and appointing them as His ‘Messengers‘. When such individuals take upon themselves the herculean task of guiding people, who are eager to quench their spiritual thirst- who derive great joy in showing correct directions to those on a spiritual quest- bring ‘true’ happiness in the lives of others by making them experience spiritual bliss- are respectfully and reverentially addressed as ‘gurus’, ‘sant’, ‘mahapurush‘ by their followers and others. It becomes all the more important for them to be cautious, not to get carried away by the power of ‘shakti’ that He has transferred in them, not to become proud and arrogant but to remember to remain indebted to God for giving him the rank of a ‘farishta’- an angel- to wipe tears of pain and suffering from the eyes of the unfortunate ones. At no point in time, irrespective of the heights of adulation to which his believers take him, on seeing him perform miracles in front of them, should a ‘guru’ start equating Himself with God and allow people to address him as ‘Bhagwaan’. Never! I repeat… Never should any of them misuse the ‘vidya’ that God has imparted to them.”

“The world has witnessed learned ‘gurus’, ‘sacche’ sant and ‘mahapurush’ and many of them have left behind a legacy of their wisdom- True knowledge acquired by them for the succeeding generations to study and imbibe. There should be no doubt that irrespective of the name that we give to God… ‘Bhagwaan’, ‘Parmatma’, ‘Nirakaar’… there is only one God! We can call Him by any name – but He is the Only One. There is no substitute for God.  A ‘guru’ is not God. He can never be God. The powers vested in a ‘guru’ by His Maker should give him all the more reason to stay in a permanent state of divine consciousness – to spread the message and teachings of God with the single- minded purpose of helping other people attain self – realization. No worldly trappings should be of any relevance to him. No amount of wealth or material affluence should distract or deviate a ‘saccha’ sant from the path of simplicity and nobility that he has promised, to traverse throughout his life, to his Creator, as that is the only path that holds any meaning for him.”

“Our duty is to worship God, to offer prayers to Him, to be thankful to Him for His mercies, to pray that Bhagwaan gives us the strength to face the constantly changing colors of time and on the day chosen by Him- ‘Parmatma’ enables us to experience the divine glory of His majestic darshan and allows us to merge with Him…”

“Taqdeer….Bhagya”

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” Your ‘Karma’ alone makes you who you are and creates your destiny ! “
‘ ‘Karma’ se ‘bhaagya’ banta hai ! “

Swamiji says….

” ‘Kismet ‘… ‘Taqdeer’ … ‘Bhaagya’ ! The air around us resonates with the warm conviction of these words – and boosts up our morale and confidence that our ‘ bhaagya’ … our ‘fate’ … has to be good. There are no two ways about it , we assure ourselves. It simply has to be good. ‘How can our ‘taqdeer’ not be good ? ‘ – We literally hammer these words deep within ourselves and the reverberation of these words convince us that our good ‘ taqdeer ‘ will always ensure that everything is hunky dory and perfect with us. But is it as simple as it appears to be ! Is it our ‘bhaagya’ alone that makes us what we are ? Are we in a tearing hurry to chase our illusionary ‘bhaagya’ – lest it slip by , and hold it accountable for every occurrence in our life – completely missing out on the ‘core’ issue that plays an integral role in enabling us to etch out a well defined destiny.”

” ‘Bhaagya’ – This word has unfailingly cast a spell on each one of us and none of us is spared from its intoxicating effect of living a life in an illusionary world of false hope where everything will work out fine – without us making any endeavour to better, alter or transform our ‘ bhaagya’… our ‘taqdeer’. We gape with awe and wonder on seeing a man wearing the stamp of success and achievement with elan , striding the world like a Colossus and on seeing anything and everything being touched by him turn into gold , we announce to the world – ‘Uska bhaagya kitna achcha hai ! ” But strangely , at the same time , these very words – the same words – ‘ ‘bhaagya’…’taqdeer’… ring out our despair and hopelessness – when we bemoan our fate on facing failure – ‘Mera ‘bhaagya’ … Meri ‘taqdeer’ hi kharab hai … Mera kabhi kuch achcha nahi ho sakta…!’ We give the entire credit or discredit to the ‘ taqdeer ‘ of both these individuals without trying to analyze the moot cause that makes one successful and the other not so successful. Does hard work , sincerity and perseverance or lack of it have anything to do with their ‘ bhaagya’ ?

” We blame our ‘taqdeer’ ! We curse it ! We rant and rave ! We play a no-holds barred blame game with our poor ‘bhaagya’ – which is accused unsparingly by the tirade of words that we attack it with ! A negative and pessimistic attitude and outlook of this kind will only beget more pessimism , and before long we end up losing all hope of achieving anything – and become very comfortable in slipping on a cloak of hopelessness … ‘Aur hummey har taraf niraasha hi dikhti hai ! ‘ We squarely blame our hapless ‘bhaagya’ for the smallest hindrance , problem and obstacle … ‘ choti , choti baatoin ke liye ‘ – that we have to face during the journey of our life – without pausing for a second to ponder over the personal initiative, interest and inclination that we have shown or taken in trying to overcome the problem…to throw a challenge to the ordeal that is looking complacently at us – as it knows that we will not put a fight , not even raise a finger – but sit quietly , clearly projecting the body language of a loser – with our hands tightly clasped , cursing the moment of our birth ; the planetary movements that are responsible for the mess that our life is in ; but we will neither act nor venture to do anything concrete to be the master of our own destiny ! We simply don’t want to do any ‘karma’ ! We refuse to make any effort to awaken ourselves from the lethargic stupor of unreality that we are in.We give ourselves false comfort by saying … ‘Yeh mere ‘bhaagya’ mein likha hai.’ – ‘This is written in my fate. Period. Why should I do anything when I am destined to live a life like this !’ We make our ‘fate’ a convenient scapegoat and accept everything that is happening with us – to us – by clinging to these words as a lifeline.”

” Believe me , it is our ‘karma’ alone – our motivational plans – our innovative ideas – our clearly defined intent – the determination with which we can swing the tide in our favour – that can make us carve our ‘bhaagya’. The minute we start working – doing our ‘karma’ with a positive bent of mind – we are filled with new hope – enthused to achieve what we have set our heart and mind at – our work gets result oriented , and we see a marked course correction in our life that was otherwise, meandering aimlessly, previously. We must deliberate somberly – ‘Are we doing the ‘karma’ that we should be doing in order to improve our ‘taqdeer ; better the circumstances in which we live? ‘ ‘Are we making any effort to change our way of thinking ? Are we striving hard to discard the lackadaisical attitude of the past – the age old notions that we have fed into our system – of blaming everything around us – our ‘bhaagya’, our circumstances. Everything , but ourselves. What we need to change urgently is our way of thinking and to work to the best of our ability – to put in everything that we possess to make our ‘taqdeer’ ourselves. ‘Karma’ aasha jagaati hai ‘ – and it is this hope that should encourage us to step out of the comfort zone in which we have cocooned ourselves, and rather than waiting for our ‘bhaagya’ to turn on its head , for our benefit – so that we may prosper – we must play a pivotal role in creating our own destiny.”

” While making repeated attempts to change our ‘ taqdeer’ , we also have to learn the skill of being patient. Remember , our fight to change our life pattern has just begun.We might take some time , maybe a few years to attain our goal , but at no point should we lose patience and switch over , midway , to the fulfillment of another unfulfilled dream – but exhibit patience in real life situations…’Choti choti cheezon mein dhairya nahi kho na chahiye … Ussey jeevan nahi chal sakta hai !”

” The temptation of knowing well in advance what the future holds for us entices us to have the lines on our hands read , and we happily make a beeline to know what our ‘bhaagya’ has in store for us. We soak in every ‘happy’ word that is said to us and wait with bated breath for the promised excting times to unravel before us and thank our stars for our wonderful ‘ bhaagya’. But do we spare a minute to think about the ‘ bhaagya’ of a person who cannot have the lines criss – crossing on his hands read as sadly , unfortunately he does not have hands ! “

“Do not backstab others”

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Swamiji’s Sandesh…

‘Do not backstab others!’

“Do not ever back stab other people. Always be loyal to those people , in particular , who have helped and supported you, to reach where you have reached in life today. Be grateful to them!”
“Jis thaali mein khaate ho, ussi mein ched mat karo ! “

Swamiji says …

“Caprice, avarice, greed, vested interests! Putting yourself above others at all times! – is a saddening behavioral attitude – rampant in today’s society – and none of us are strong enough to stand up to, and disbar the entry of such nefarious emotions within us. ‘After all we are human beings and must think about ourselves ‘ – we counter sheepishly; and reason with ourselves as to how could one remain impervious to these ‘very normal’ emotions – and the cunning, conniving means that one resorts to, to benefit the most , personally or otherwise.”

“We could not be bothered about who we hurt or whose trust we break , as we callously set the wheels of our selfish designs in motion. We are set on our intent of doing only what we want to do – even if it involves betraying the faith and maligning the name of that very person , who had offered us everything within, and beyond his means – when we had absolutely nothing. This is how we repay the good soul who had extended a helping hand to us during our plight.
Another Samaritan who had come to our financial aid – when we were squeezed for the capital required to nurture our dream enterprise – meets the same fate. We scheme to take over the entire business through fraudulent means. The considerate person, who had offered us a job – for which we were not qualified – out of pity for us and our family , is hoodwinked by us, as we start stealing money from those very cash drawers that we were made in charge of. We completely forget to be grateful and thankful to such people who had helped us , when everyone else had slammed their doors on us. Gratitude is replaced by the ominously frightening words – ‘ How can I get more out of this situation or person? ‘ – and then we allow the Devil to take control of our senses, and the rest as they say is History.”

“Henceforth, it doesn’t matter to us whether the person we plan to back-stab is our family member or our best friend. Just about anybody who could spoil our ‘plans’ – could be the unsuspecting victim of the brutal onslaught of our evil intentions. Emotions of love, affection or camaraderie are dusted under the carpet as we plan to broker a deal that could shatter the foundation of the very house in which our extended family and we live. We forget that it was the same eldest sibling – who we could be evicting from the house today , had paid for our education and made us who we are today. No amount of persuasion, tear filled eyes, or earnest pleas can make us see reason and sway us from the dubious goal that we have set to achieve – as our eyes are veiled by a blind of sheer greed. Since most of us find it extremely difficult to abide by the principles of honesty, caring and sharing – we surrender to the glitter of gold and the fetching fragrance of freshly minted notes and tinkling coins in order to ‘move on in life’.”

“On the other hand ‘ek achcha , saccha insaan ‘ remains unaffected by the ill-treatment meted out to him by his family, friends and others; by the materialistic world that beckons him and beguiles him to enjoy life in the manner in which it should be. No amount of riches can attract him; lure him – as the magnetic pull of a life of ‘principles and goodness’ … ‘unke siddhant’ … keeps him rooted to his ideals and he does not deviate from the ‘Righteous Path’. He prefers to remain in a reflective state , thinking about the welfare of others and refuses to attack a person, either verbally or physically, who is taking him for a ride and trying to fool him. His silence and goodness are mistaken as signs of weakness, and people are encouraged further, to speak ill of him behind his back. People misinterpret his calm and cool outwardly appearance and think that he lacks the guts and courage to question them and put up a fight against them. This is far from the truth , as this good soul understands everything , but wants to avoid a conflict with his loved ones , at all cost – and wants to devote time in serving and helping others…’Woh doosron ki bhalai karne mein lagay rahtein hain.’

“It is an unfortunate truth that the society in which we live today, derives senseless pleasure in troubling and causing great anguish to simple and honest people. ‘Aaj ka samaaj achche , sacche insaan ko tang kar ke anand leta hai!’ Irrespective of the fact that this simple , quiet , good person in a family might have neither bothered nor shared his sorrow and suffering with any other family member – continues to bear abuse and mistreatment from them silently. ‘Wo uski ninda kartey hain’ – demean him, talk disparagingly about him , behind his back , and backstab him smilingly , as and when it suits them ; but he remains unperturbed , as he knows that His Savior , who is always by his side , will give him the strength needed to bear the slights, insults and jibes – without retaliating in any way and behave in a manner befitting an individual who was not willing to compromise on his principles.”