It is not always necessary to have a teacher to learn something. Be a learner and you shall learn from every other person in your life. LIFE IS ALWAYS TEACHING, ONLY IF YOU ARE LEARNING.
An uncooperative colleague may be a pain in the neck. An unfriendly neighbor may dampen your day. An impatient driver who cuts into your way may spoil your mood. A stranger may make your day. A teacher may believe in your potential despite you coming in at the bottom in class. All these people have one thing in common for you. They have all have a gift for you but only if you are open to receiving it. Be thankful that every one of them appears in your path at the most precise moment. Your job is to receive and uncover the gift.
The next time you are negatively affected by someone and you feel upset, angry or hurt over it, do pause for a moment. Coax your negative feelings. Ask them to remain quiet for a moment while you unwrap the gift. Try to put yourself in the person’s shoes and understand why he is acting that way. Maybe he is under tremendous pressure and that has severely crippled his ability to behave in a way that he should have. Perhaps he is suffering great pain and emotionally dehydrated and does not know any better way to release his pain and emotions. What can you learn here? That we should not let our extreme negativity infiltrate others. That we should not let our extreme negativity cripple ourselves. That we need to learn how to turn our negativity into positivity, into possibilities. Or perhaps he is angel-sent to force you off your current track so that you can embark on a more purposeful track.
The not-so-nice will come into your life with a gift. Be thankful and learn the lessons. Likewise, the nice will also come into your life with a gift. Be thankful and make good use of the gift. Say you may have been discriminated at work over your age/height/weight/looks etc. Subsequently, you landed a new job with an enlightened employer who recognizes your strength and potential and gives you opportunities to perform and grow. Be thankful for the gift. Do your part. Stretch yourself. Elevate yourself to the next level. Make good use of the gift.
hi Suhani
I seem to think of doing something but somehow I dont do it thinking that it is not so important and I later realise how my inaction at that time has created problems( at work and home also)which could have been avoided if I had reacted at the correct time.Please advise as to how I can try to get over this dorminant mood.
HAI SUHANIJEE,
YOU MADE ME TO RECALL THAT PRECIOUS LINE OF BHAGAVADGEETHA (LET KNOWLEDGE COME FROM EVERY WHERE).
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INSTANT MESSAGE.
The article is indeed a special gift! Thank you. We all need to realise the truth.
hi,
i was particularly down with an issue today morning, & then reading ur mail actually calmed me down And helped me to think retrospectively. things are more clearer now . ill feeling are less.thanks
Thanks, felt nice after reading, because yesterday itself i had a tough time at work n was very upset with what had happened.
i am depressed with home problems and so my thinking/memory power is lacking
Thanks.. I am a professor. I was in a foreign tour. Now only I read the mail. Very much enriching. I learned alot. I studied and passed with good marks Yoga & Naturopathy course of M.G university of Kerala. Now I am retired .So I want an opportunity to teach the Yoga which is a gift to humanity. Can U please help me? Thanking U. Thresiamma from Kerala India.
i get worked up immediately when someone lets me down after doing the job. i even get angry very fast, but cools down fast and i go to a extent to say sorry to the person who have caused me harm, cause my attitude is not causing harm to some.