We
must deeply contemplate with much patience about the consequences of our
actions whenever we make up our mind to proceed with them. The minimum that we
must expect from our actions is that they must not cause any harm to anyone. Man
cannot live without acting, but he must avoid wasting the precious time of his
short life in meaningless actions also. Any action that brings about a positive
change in one’s immediate surroundings and is consistent with the well known
tradition cycles of nature is welcome, and must be carried out with a sense of urgency.
We should always remember that we do not live longer, and it is not right to
keep the world deprived of any contribution that we are capable of making
according to our ability and capacity. The sun, the wind, the plants and the
rivers do not stop even for a fraction of second in doing what they are
expected to do according to the laws of nature.
The man, being a part of the nature, also acts; but he is
always guided by his intellect while acting. He can cause harm or can change
the course of his even those actions that he initiated with the best of his
intentions, if he finds something lacking in their outcome. He is not patient
enough; he gets easily tired and gives up. The nature does not give up.
The man, perhaps, the most intelligent living being can
analyze the reasons for his failure and identify his mistakes, but he is not
humble enough to accept them and make repeated efforts of rectifying them.
There has to be considerable urgency about right and
righteous actions and the actions needed for rectifying one’s mistakes of the
past; but one has to be very patient about the outcome of even the most
meaningful of his efforts.
Selfishness and ego breed impatience, obstinacy and lethargy;
selflessness, humility and being ashamed of one’s mistakes of the past are the
qualities that help us to know the essence of patience and urgency.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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