Asking for help

[Guest guest]

I must reply to the question of people having shame because they are in need of

help or ashamed to ask for help. And please note that I am only talking for

myself and what has happened to me because of Amma's grace. The lesson I have

learned because of Amma's grace is that asking for help is the hardest thing for

me to do because I was not raised to ask for help. I was raised to hide

everything and keep it in, chin up, etc. It is a tragedy of my cultural

upbringing. And this strategy almost led to my suicide because I was hopeless

and alone in my own monkey mind. The reality in my life at that time (before I

met Amma) was that there was love all around me and grace all around me and

abundance all around me. Because of my own false beliefs that I was alone, I was

miserable and did not see any love or grace or abundance for me in this world.

I told God that if this was all there was to life, then let me leave it. God's

answer to me was to ask for help, get help, reach out. I

had to ask for help. I would have died otherwise. I have also learned that it

is false pride that keeps me from sharing with other people when I have

difficulty. I was taught to be ashamed to ask for help or admit weakness. I

have learned otherwise since becoming part of Amma's family. Jai Ma!

 

 

Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

 

Supriti Omenka Nnadi

 

 

 

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