My Life, Philosophies
"Life teaches many lessons along the way
If you are aware of them you can make life better in every way"
I lost my mother when I was 10
Learned first lesson of my life
Acquire skills from those who know
Once they are gone
you can do nothing except
Crying out of sheer helplessness and regret
When in twenties miseries of world pained me
poor dying of hunger, so much disparity in world,
If God exists why is he not doing anything?
This led me to an era of reading,
in spiritual books I found answers to my questions
Discovered real aim of life is salvation,
we suffer because we have sinned in past births
Suddenly one day father passed away,
day after his death he talked to us
(could hear his voice clearly)
"I regret not spending time with my granddaughter
I thought I will play with my son's children
I never expected to die all of a sudden"
I learnt that day to enjoy life,
not to postpone happiness for tomorrow
Got married with dreams of love and happiness
only to be greeted by selfish people who criticized me endlessly
Cried daily for 10 years then one day shouted at all
They couldn't take it, they subdued
but I was not happy. I had sinned.
Learnt many truths of life
Those who criticize cannot stand their own criticism
To avoid guilty conscience do good however bad others may be
One should have no desires, they give endless miseries
My past experience are so bad that their very thought makes me sad
I try not to think of past,
I live in the moment in front, savouring every bit of it
As for desires I have ended all for I realised fulfillment is not entirely in my hands.
I have no expectations from anyone...
I try to be happy and stay away from anything that can steal it.
Date: 11/16/2020
Copyright © Rama Balasubramanian | Year Posted 2020
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