It'a amazing and yet frustrating! People seem to ask for more and more each and every day! They ask for more and more money, for better and better cars, for more and more material goods. So far away from the real meaning of life! That's the root of all evil; wars are declared for oil (money), happiness depends on the size of the house and car (money), hunger is fed by huge portions of food which presumably make you happier; the bigger the TV screen the better you feel (money); and the list goes on....
Is this the real human nature? Is this the truth of our existence? No - this is the reality we are taught to live in, this is the statuses we learnt to accept. And in the middle of this material hurricane, humans forgot to be humans!
Sit back for a while and think about the following: how grateful are you? How blessed you feel? What are the blessings for you, the measures of happiness and compassion, benevolence, brotherly love? You know, life isn't meant to be a bunch of material things surrounding you! Life is about being deeply happy with what you have! No matter how big or small, no matter of how many of this and how much of that! Life is about gratefulness and gratefulness is a feeling of awareness!
Are you healthy? (I wish you, so!) Do you enjoy seeing things, feeling the sun on our skin, smelling the flowers, listening to birds singing, walking in a park in the springtime, touching and feeling the skin of your pet, tasting your favourite ice cream flavour, dancing to the music, sharing thoughts and ideas, hugging your beloved ones? Gosh, you are so much blessed! Can you feel the blessing? Can you really utter a deep "thank you" for all those privileges you are given?
You have your family? Either your parents' or your own's? Do you feel lucky to have them in your life? Do you celebrate each and every moment you spend with them? Have you told them how much you love them, how much they mean to you, near or far from you? Call them to chat with them! Call them just because! Hug them for no reason at all - and for every reason in the world! Kiss them good morning or good night! Do you have kids? See the world through their eyes! Feel the happiness every time they accomplish something! Tell your spouse "thank you" for being themselves! Tell yourself a big "thank you" for what you are! Thank the universe, nature, God, Buddha, Allah, whomever, for the so beautiful people your family is composed of! They are a part of you and you are a part of them! Whomever you were, are and will be is because they are influencing you (well or not, you always learn from them!)
You have your friends! You have shared so many experiences with them! Good and unpleasant, you have so many in common! Do you feel lucky for having them in your life? Do you tell them? Friends from the past, present or future, you learn things from them! For every person passes by your life, there is a reason why! Think twice! Isn't this true? Thank them for their support! Feel gratefulness filling your body and soul when telling them a simple and yet so deep "thank you". Most of all, feel this magic feeling! Say "thank you" from the bottom of your heart!
If you open a dictionary, next to the word "material" as an adjective, you'll find the word "nonspiritual". Exactly!! People's nature is spiritual, by no means material. All good we possess are our servants - we do not serve them. At least, this is the way it should be! And yet, in the middle of a global crisis people are dealing with, it seems as if their lives are following Dow Jones' ups and downs!
Do you have a home to live in, a car to drive, clothes and shoes to wear, money to spend, a job to develop your mind, an internet connection to learn all the news around the world? Do you have electricity at your place, a fridge which is full of food, water to drink and wash, heat for the winter? Are you educated? You read books, you travell, you can use your mind properly, you can attend a uni class you want? It does not matter at all the size of the house, the car, the TV set, the brand of your clothes, the name of the school you went to! These are simple material things that serve the fake image of the world and serves interests. I recently read something I found very clever: "Some people are so poor, the only thing they have is money".
Yet, if you do own the above, you are so blessed! Why would you think they are for granted? Who says so? Feel the "thank you" each and every moment you are alive! Start your day with a sincere "thank you" for the brilliant day ahead of you! Before going to bed, say " thank you" for all the things you did and learnt today! Start thinking about true happiness in your life! You and only you is responsible for the life you choose to live; material or not; interesting or boring. You and only you is responsible for how you use the incredible power of your brain; you decide who you serve and be served by!
Connect with your real you! Connect with your spirituality, by only saying "thank you" for what you are and what you have! Connect with the truthfulness of your life, by feeling blessed and happy!
Bare in mind the important things in life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choOYBFZBVA
Thank you all!
Is this the real human nature? Is this the truth of our existence? No - this is the reality we are taught to live in, this is the statuses we learnt to accept. And in the middle of this material hurricane, humans forgot to be humans!
Sit back for a while and think about the following: how grateful are you? How blessed you feel? What are the blessings for you, the measures of happiness and compassion, benevolence, brotherly love? You know, life isn't meant to be a bunch of material things surrounding you! Life is about being deeply happy with what you have! No matter how big or small, no matter of how many of this and how much of that! Life is about gratefulness and gratefulness is a feeling of awareness!
Are you healthy? (I wish you, so!) Do you enjoy seeing things, feeling the sun on our skin, smelling the flowers, listening to birds singing, walking in a park in the springtime, touching and feeling the skin of your pet, tasting your favourite ice cream flavour, dancing to the music, sharing thoughts and ideas, hugging your beloved ones? Gosh, you are so much blessed! Can you feel the blessing? Can you really utter a deep "thank you" for all those privileges you are given?
You have your family? Either your parents' or your own's? Do you feel lucky to have them in your life? Do you celebrate each and every moment you spend with them? Have you told them how much you love them, how much they mean to you, near or far from you? Call them to chat with them! Call them just because! Hug them for no reason at all - and for every reason in the world! Kiss them good morning or good night! Do you have kids? See the world through their eyes! Feel the happiness every time they accomplish something! Tell your spouse "thank you" for being themselves! Tell yourself a big "thank you" for what you are! Thank the universe, nature, God, Buddha, Allah, whomever, for the so beautiful people your family is composed of! They are a part of you and you are a part of them! Whomever you were, are and will be is because they are influencing you (well or not, you always learn from them!)
You have your friends! You have shared so many experiences with them! Good and unpleasant, you have so many in common! Do you feel lucky for having them in your life? Do you tell them? Friends from the past, present or future, you learn things from them! For every person passes by your life, there is a reason why! Think twice! Isn't this true? Thank them for their support! Feel gratefulness filling your body and soul when telling them a simple and yet so deep "thank you". Most of all, feel this magic feeling! Say "thank you" from the bottom of your heart!
If you open a dictionary, next to the word "material" as an adjective, you'll find the word "nonspiritual". Exactly!! People's nature is spiritual, by no means material. All good we possess are our servants - we do not serve them. At least, this is the way it should be! And yet, in the middle of a global crisis people are dealing with, it seems as if their lives are following Dow Jones' ups and downs!
Do you have a home to live in, a car to drive, clothes and shoes to wear, money to spend, a job to develop your mind, an internet connection to learn all the news around the world? Do you have electricity at your place, a fridge which is full of food, water to drink and wash, heat for the winter? Are you educated? You read books, you travell, you can use your mind properly, you can attend a uni class you want? It does not matter at all the size of the house, the car, the TV set, the brand of your clothes, the name of the school you went to! These are simple material things that serve the fake image of the world and serves interests. I recently read something I found very clever: "Some people are so poor, the only thing they have is money".
Yet, if you do own the above, you are so blessed! Why would you think they are for granted? Who says so? Feel the "thank you" each and every moment you are alive! Start your day with a sincere "thank you" for the brilliant day ahead of you! Before going to bed, say " thank you" for all the things you did and learnt today! Start thinking about true happiness in your life! You and only you is responsible for the life you choose to live; material or not; interesting or boring. You and only you is responsible for how you use the incredible power of your brain; you decide who you serve and be served by!
Connect with your real you! Connect with your spirituality, by only saying "thank you" for what you are and what you have! Connect with the truthfulness of your life, by feeling blessed and happy!
Bare in mind the important things in life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choOYBFZBVA
Thank you all!
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