HOW TO HAVE JOY OUT OF LIFE - 8

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HOW TO HAVE JOY OUT OF LIFE - 8

 

Practical Suggestion No. 5.

 

See the good in everyone. There is not a man on earth who does not have some

good in him, which you and I will do well to emulate. See the good in others:

be blind to their faults. The great Prophet of Iran, Baha’ullah said, “If a man

has nine virtues and one fault, think of his nine virtues, forget his one fault;

and if a man has nine faults and one virtue, think of his one virtue, forget his

nine faults.”

 

There is a beautiful story told us concerning the boyhood days of Yudhishthira,

the King of Indraprastha, who passed through many vicissitudes of life, faced

many storms, but was always contented and happy. To him life was always full of

joy. Duryodhana, the Kaurava prince, even at the height of his power and glory,

did not feel happy. There always was something which he lacked, and his cup of

joy was never full. During their boyhood days, both of them studied in the

Ashrama of Dronacharya.

 

One day, Dronacharya said to Yudhishthira: “Go into the town and meet different

types of people. When you return in the evening, tell me who was the worst of

all the persons whom you met.”

 

Then, calling Duryodhana to himself, Dronacharya said, “Duryodhana, my child, go

into the town and meet as many people as you can, then come and tell me in the

evening who was the best and noblest of men that you met.”

 

Yudhishthira and Duryodhana entered the city. They met a number of people, young

and old. They met men belonging to different walks of life. In the evening as

Yudhishthira met his teacher, he said to him: “Sir, I met many people. But

everyone that I met there was something which I lacked. I have returned with

the feeling that I am the worst of all persons. Everyone that I met was

superior to me in one respect or the other.” And Duryodhana said to the

teacher: “Sir, whomsoever I met had some fault or failing, some weakness or

imperfection which I did not have. I have returned fully convinced that there

is no one better or nobler than I am.”

 

Practical Suggestion No. 6.

 

In everything that you do, pour the best that is in you. Whatever be the task

that you are handling, pour into it the best of which you are capable. The

smallest duty not done or badly done leaves a lack or a blemish on the whole

world’s work. The great Arabian poet said, “Are you an artisan, a mason, a

house-builder? Are you helping in building a house? Do it in the consciousness

that your Beloved will occupy the house some day. Are you a weaver working on

the loom? Weave your cloth in the consciousness that your Beloved will wear it

some day!” There you have the secret of true work, - work which will never be a

drudgery but always a source of joy.

 

(Written by: J P Vaswani)

-to be concluded

 

Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya….

 

I do not seek pleasure: pleasure makes a man sick!

 

I do not seek possessions: possessions possess the possessor!

 

I do not seek power: power makes a man corrupt!

 

I do but yearn for Thee, O Lord!

 

So bless me that everyday of my life may rise as an offering unto Thee! Mayst

Thou be my Unseen Companion in all my ways of living!!!

 

The all-new My – What will yours do?