Aha the book of life! Every day a
new chapter. Each incident, happening or phenomenon a fresh sentence with
profound meanings.
The new sun rising on a misty
morning arriving with the message that there is always light after dark to help
us see and realize the illusions and unwarranted fears that we imposed on us in
the dark.
The setting sun saying ‘a smiling
bye’ with a message that one has to accept and willingly dive into oblivion
after a dazzling day, after touching the peak of brilliance, after a
full-hearted bear hug with life, after completing an innings in career or a
relationship. That a ripe fruit has to drop, that even very dear people will go
out of life, that smiles will be followed by tears as well. Acceptand recognize
that we have to welcome this play of existence in totality and that includes
smiles-tears, win-loss, falling in love, partings, birth-death. Everything.
The shifting shades and reshaping
clouds in the sky brimming with the message of change and impermanence, of new
forms overtaking the old ones, of a smooth transition, of the old changing into
the new without any drama, without any hassles.
Mother earth holding this portion
of existence on her maternal palm with unconditional love and the undying
spirit of just giving all that Her children need. The message of giving! How
much more satisfying it seems in comparison to taking! That we evolve by a
great margin just by giving a smile. And ‘taking’ also is highly undervalued.
If we ‘take’ with a smile and gratitude, doesn’t it create a ‘giver’ who became
joyful for the act? Mother existence prefers a graceful and full of gratitude
‘taker’ than a cranky ‘giver’. Give with a smile of kindness and empathy; take
with a smile of gratitude. To mother existence these are simply two facets of
the same coin.
The chirping of birds conveying
the spirit of keeping songs alive on one’s lips even while engaged in the
day-to-day commitments and routine practicalities of life. Their free flights
spreading the fragrance of freedom, the urge to fly on one’s own path.
The trees with the message of
growth irrespective of the changing environment and the divine instinct of giving
fresh air, shade to the weary traveller, inspiration to artists, nests to the
birds, fruits for the hungry. A new shoot sprouting from the cut on their bark:the
message that we too can get fresh colors and shoots to our personality at the
points of cuts, wounds and adversities.
The flowers with the message that
smiles carry the touch of divinity, that fragrant petals and nectar fuel the
colorful sorties of many butterflies, that we too touch many lives positively
with our gentle manners, smiles and sweetness of temperament. That our
rainbowed touch can make many people joyful like nectar-satiated butterflies.
We smile, say soft words, treat them gently and they soar high and become
joyful.
Beautiful relationships with the
message that our travel-weary heart, mind and body need a soft touch, a cool
brace, a healing bonhomie; that friends, family, relatives, partners, lovers
are all there to help us cross a milestone on our eternal journey and then melt
and get reshaped like clouds in the sky. But we carry the invisible imprint of
their persona on our individual selves. It’s firmer than a line on stone. People
might have tears on account of you, once the pathways have parted, but ensure
that the tears are accompanied by a smile as well so that the dry tears don’t
singe someone’s soul.
A river in the hills, furiously
cutting big boulders, passing the message that we have to raise a blizzard of
karma to later enjoy a peaceful flow in the planes and still later merge into the
bigger serenity of the sea. That we have to cut karmic stones to come out of
the stones, walk joyfully on the plane of relationships, kindness, care, share
and finally sleep in the lap of mother sea.
The silence in a forest loaded
with the message that this is what all the words and languages point to, the
language of silence, the mother of all sermons and preaching.
The exotic chaos and cluttering
noise in a city heavily pregnant with the message that all of us are destined
to wade through inner conflicts, puzzles, trauma and tension like the common
people beautifully engaged in the sweet-sour poignancy of the cities.
Falling in love loaded with joy,
pleasure, care and share. It tells how important these feelings are for our
wellbeing. Just recall the feeling of bliss while freshly in love! Isn’t that
wonderful?
Falling out of love, tears, pain
and suffering passing the message that we always could have been better lovers.
In any case, it’s always for the best in future. We just become better lovers
after partings.
Everything around us is full of
messages. The book of life! Observe it, feel it, understand it. It opens the
experiential dimension in life. With experiential knowing, the phantoms of
intellect and mind take a backseat. They always bow down to the confident
sovereign, the soul, the observer now fully aware of its kingdom, its colors,
shapes, hues, everything.
The beauty of carefully reading
the book of life is that we learn to touch our own self, our own body, mind,
thoughts and emotions with more empathy and self-love. We fall in love with the
life overall. We simply come out of the definition of life within this
particular body and feel related to the life overall. Then we touch many lives
very-very positively. We become healers without trying to do it intentionally.
It’s just a natural state of being in that dimension. Happy reading the book of
life!
