Nobody gets
prominence overnight. It took efforts of years and years so that somebody
could went up-to the Mount Everest. Big
achievements essentially need sustained efforts and hard work. The stories of
achievers talk essentially about inherent qualities of head and heart which led
them to that height. Otherwise, they could have been disheartened by failures
which they essentially met with during the long journey. We need not compare
ourselves with others and get demoralized. It is always advisable to review our
own performances and improve from wherever we are. A step in the right
direction may prove to be a great milestone in the road to success. We should,
therefore, not worry about heights we attain in our lives. What is important is
its utility for humanity at large. If we are able to help even a single person
and make his life easy during the entire lifetime, we can have inner
satisfaction.
The very concept
of big or small is a subjective consideration. We always tend to compare one
thing with the other with a biased mind. So, things become big or small
depending upon our judgements. Nobody in this world is born small or big.
Everybody progresses in life according to his own nature and efforts. So, we
can remain satisfied and lead a happy life by looking towards our own
achievements. We should refrain from making any attempt to impress others. Most
of the people remain worried and
dissatisfied due to views of others. The fact of the matter is that most
of the persons we come across in our day-to-day life are hardly concerned
about others. They remain engrossed in
their own activities. They do not bother about others. We should, therefore,
avoid giving too much importance to what others say and concentrate ourselves
in our work.
A small plant grows to become a big tree in course of
time. But all plants do not grow tall. But even the smallest one comes with its
own beauty and fragrance. It may last only a few hours but during that small
period, it is full of life. All of them do not last long. Some flowers live
only for a few hours and fade away soon. Even then, it lives with charm and
fragrance. It leaves lasting impression
upon the minds of viewers. Similarly, even the lives of ordinary persons are
equally meaningful and may contribute a lot to humanity.
We have lot of
aspirations. We want to be placed very high in the society. In that process, we
keep struggling throughout. We are often in conflict with our own selves. We
value too much about what others say about us. This often results in lot of
mental stress which may even damage our health.We loose peace of mind.We become
restive as soon as someone criticises us. We realise our mistakes later on
and try to wriggle out of the situation
but then things may not be in our control. By the time we realise our mistakes
and try to make course correction, it
is too late. So, we keep regretting. We are never at peace with ourselves.
Thus, we remain engulfed with self-created
tension.
It is not
important as to how much wealth we generate. What is the most important in life
is whether we are satisfied with our own lives or not? Do we have peace of
mind? If not, everything which is coming in the way of peaceful life should be
discarded. A self-satisfied person having peace of mind is the real hero.
Otherwise, people become burden not only to their nears and dears but to the
entire humanity depending upon their strength, as such persons create enormous
sense of insecurity and hatred in the mind of others because of their extreme
selfish attitude.
We begin our life
as a tiny particle. After death, it ends in nothingness. We do not carry
anything along. Everything is left out here itself. Then what is the utility of
hankering after such things? So, we must understand the message that life gives us. If we live a life with dignity where we are not dependent
upon anybody for our survival, we can be the real winner. If God gives us anything
extra, that should to be utilized for the welfare of mankind. That gives us an
opportunity to live for others. That gives real beauty to our life. We rise
above our own selves and become a true human being. In that situation, we
really enjoy peace of mind and self-satisfaction which can never be gained from
any material achievements.
We came to this
world, live it for a while and then ultimately leave it. We do not have any say
in our birth or death. In fact, the
journey of life is predestined. We have just to follow it. So, there is
no point in worrying for something or
everything that may happen during the long journey of life. It has to be there. We can at the best accept things as
they come and live in peace. But that is not so easy. We keep on
struggling to change things as per our choice and often end in disappointment.
We live in conflict with our own selves and remain restless throughout. Cannot
we avoid such things? Cannot we live in peace and harmony with ourselves? That
is the basic problem which all of us face.