Having enough
for one’s survival does not necessarily make him satisfied. Being always
doubtful if one’s possessions are actually enough and/or apprehensive of losing
what one possesses, often makes one’s life miserable. Such people may become
slaves of the negative qualities of greed, avarice, envy, arrogance, timidity,
lack of compassion, and narrow-mindedness, etc.
It does not mean that the one
who possesses not enough for his survival is free from the negative qualities
referred in the last paragraph, barring, perhaps, the suicidal quality of
arrogance.
The important thing is that the
negative qualities referred above, in no way, help us in achieving, that we do
not have, but desire desperately. In fact, such qualities act as serious
impediments in settling ourselves in a state of mind that may help us in
improving our predicament.
However, if we, with untiring
efforts and rigorous practice, acquire the qualities of patience, benevolence,
courage, compassion, straight-frowardness, broad-mindedness, simplicity,
humility, truthfulness, self-confidence, tenacity, and, absence of arrogance,
enmity and cruelty; we may find ways and
means to live a life that is worth living. No doubt, acquiring such qualities
is difficult, but, it is not impossible. Further, when we begin to move in this
direction, we become more competent in identifying the path that is most suited
to us, for successful completion of our life’s journey.
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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