Just a few days back there was a nice thought thought shared by a friend with me :
An old Hindu legend says there was a time when men were gods. But they abused their divine powers so much that Brahma, the master of all gods, decided to take these powers away and hide them in a place where they would be impossible to find. All that remained was to find a suitable hiding place.
A number of lesser gods were appointed to a council to deal with the issue. They suggested this: “Why not bury man's powers in the earth?” To which Brahma replied, “ No, that will not do because man would dig deep and find it.”
So the gods said, “In that case, we will send their divinity to the deepest depths of the ocean.”
But Brahma replied again, “Sooner or later man will explore the depths of the ocean and it is certain he will find it and bring it to the surface.”
So the lesser gods concluded, “Neither land nor sea is a place where man's divine powers will be safe, so we do not know where to hide it.”
At that moment Brahma exclaimed, “This is what we will do with man's divinity! We will hide it deep within him because that is the only place he will not think to look.”
From then on, according to the legend, man searched the world over; he explored, climbed, dove, and dug in search of something that was inside himself the whole time.
A number of lesser gods were appointed to a council to deal with the issue. They suggested this: “Why not bury man's powers in the earth?” To which Brahma replied, “ No, that will not do because man would dig deep and find it.”
So the gods said, “In that case, we will send their divinity to the deepest depths of the ocean.”
But Brahma replied again, “Sooner or later man will explore the depths of the ocean and it is certain he will find it and bring it to the surface.”
So the lesser gods concluded, “Neither land nor sea is a place where man's divine powers will be safe, so we do not know where to hide it.”
At that moment Brahma exclaimed, “This is what we will do with man's divinity! We will hide it deep within him because that is the only place he will not think to look.”
From then on, according to the legend, man searched the world over; he explored, climbed, dove, and dug in search of something that was inside himself the whole time.
And this channelized my thoughts and came up with these thoughts :
The inference is the power lies within us!!! The happiness is within us, but we try and struggle to search for happiness in the materialistic world outside.....
We are born and brought up in this material world and have been taught since childhood about what is good, what is bad, who is right and who is wrong but the internal power is totally ignored or should I say forgotten by our guardians and hence we seek happiness in every small things we want and cry for since we are kids...
And here the quest for earning, achieving something great begins, thought of competition starts and everyone forgets about the true bliss that lies within us!!!
Every person we meet everyday, every thought, every talk we have with every person is our own reflection itself. For instance, when I sound low to someone on phone, even that person's voice goes down, while when am happy I talk with a smile on my face and that is reflected in my voice and the other person also sounds nice and the call ends on a good note.
The merrier we are, the world seems happy around us.
The merrier we are, the world seems happy around us.
This is our inner reflection.
The universe listens to our thoughts and is there to say "Your wish is granted".
The universe listens to our thoughts and is there to say "Your wish is granted".
Then be it a good or a bad thought!!! So watch your thoughts and be aware every moment and life would be much more better and sensible to live rather than comparing, competing, deceiving, craving and being sad for things which give momentary happiness.
One should laugh away for everything that happens around us.Coz life is just a play and we are the actors in it, who are here to play our roles and life is a stage on which we are moving and are here for some time.
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