LIFE IS a journey like the ocean which begins even before we realize that it has. The transformation of a child into an adult over the years cannot be explained in words and one has to feel the slow changes taking place in the person. As such, you cannot draw a parallel between living and life. Life and living of human beings are two different things.
Living means: the following of our daily routine-whether pleasant or unpleasant, and is therefore meant for ’present’ whereas life (being the real and infinite) is for a long run and is, therefore, meant for progress and peace. Life is to excel, and that can be possible when you love your life. Victor Hugo has said, "Life is a flower of which love is the honey".
Money is to make a good living but not a life. To be an absolute winner we have to be practical and methodical in our approach, since life is not to be alive but to be enjoyed with others and to be satisfied.
In this materialistic age there is all over a dire need of money. The younger generation’s mind-set is: which job would fetch me a higher package, so I should acquire the formal education in the related field. As said earlier, money is a means of making a good living as it can buy all necessities and facilities needed for enjoying a healthy life. In this sense ’money is good servant but a bad master’. Those who are deeply engrossed in making money like a money monger (ignoring other aspects of life) suffer with fear, anguish, ension, envy, hatred, anger, temptations, vanity etc. and as such they get engulfed in negative emotions.
Hence it is essential that you strike a fine balance in your life so as to lead a positive existence with the stability of success.
Now the question is: how to bring a
balance in life? Here are some points to be followed.
1. Develop positive thinking.
2. Have self-control in the accumulation of wealth.
3. Accept the moral values of life and focus on the strength of character.
4. Do all duty-bound actions following the moral and eternal laws.
5. Keep your body and mind healthy in order to stay away from all sorts of diseases.
Remember
Values of life represent the ethics and character, and these two are essentially required for success, which can be developed through spiritual awareness.
All laws, principled and values of human life propounded by God are eternal which we cannot afford to ignore or violate. Rather, we must follow them in our day-to-day conduct, behaviour and actions so as to attain success in any sphere. By doing, so, our mental attitude towards life will be adaptable and we shall lead a positive existence.
An example of positive existence
An enthusiastic youth had just come out of college after completing his education. Selfless service to mankind was his aim of life. Towards this aim, his thinking was: "There is a big class of people who are unable to do anything for themselves without the assistance of others. The true pleasure one drives from alleviating others’ sorrows and in sharing their joys cannot be attained with selfish motive." Hence, he decided to dedicate his life to helping the weaker sections of people, who were handicapped and helpless to seek the survival on their own.
That young man suddenly fell ill. After a thorough medical check-up, doctors diagnosed a terminal illness and gave him six months. While lying on bed he heard so but didn’t get disheartened, rather he smiled and said, "God has endowed me with six months "life. I’ll now happily dedicate myself to the service of mankind until death and feel happy that I did lead a meaningful life".
Henceforth, the youth selflessly devoted the rest of his life to the welfare of the handicapped children, and thereby derived true peace and happiness. Within no time six months passed and he was still alive. When people reminded him of the duration, he said: "my life isn’t meant for me, since it is for the cause of disabled children. I don’t count the months of life. God may keep me alive for as long as he wishes each moment of my life is dedicated to them and I would never lose sight of my objective.
Do you want to know who this youth was? Well, he was Jan Adams, who led a
positive life doing social service till the age of 80.That disabled children’s home is now known as ’Jan Adams Home’.
The above example reveals that when you set a clear goal, a great objective and an ideal purpose of life with positive thinking, you become decisive to give a positive shape to your life. In this situation, all kinds of weakness become ineffective because you have strength of will-power, self-confidence, enthusiasm and power to struggle.
