NPL - Day 21
In any game, a goal keeper has to be perserverant, courageous, driven and a hard worker, always ready to take challenges. For a goal keeper there is no hiding place. To be a good goal keeper there are two conditions, we must have good connection with time and space. In football, eleven players play the game and the goal keeper does not do anything but saves the goal. Similarly in cricket, an umpire does not play the game but the whole game is under his control.
A boy went to meet a man at 9 am for a deal of 2-3 Crores. The man comes an hour late. It was around 11:30 and the deal was about to be finalized. Suddenly the boy stood up and started going. The man asked why was he going off leaving the deal in between. The boy did not feel necessary to reply and just went away. After an hour he came back to his house and the man was still waiting for him to finalize the deal. The man asked him the reason he had gone. The boy cried and replied that his father is mentally retarted and is hospitalized since 25 years. Every day he goes to the hospital at 11:30 to feed his father, even though the father does not recognize his son. The man said that he could have sent a driver or any other person to feed the father as the father anyways does not recognize any one. The boy replied,"You are right. My father does not recognize me, but I recognize my father and I know that he has done so much for me. So I make it a point to feed him with my hands".
So in life, to become a good goal keeper there are some goals that we have to avoid, and they are as follows:
1. Ungratefulness(कृतघ्नता):
We often take for grated the very things that most deserve our gratitude. An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from. We must be grateful to God, Gurudev, our Parents, the Sun, the Moon, trees, rivers, flowers, nature, society, government. In our busy lives, we are not even ready to remember those who have done good deeds for us. Gratefulness is a segment of sudden realization of the need in the eyes of the ones who once guided our steps into this world. Gratitude is a way of life, we take responsibility of our seniors, not just in our homes, not just in our neighborhood, not just in our community, but globally by creating a circle of like minded people who have a philanthropic attitude.
Lord Mahavira said, "Live and Let Live".
It can happen that we might not be grateful to God or Guru, but what about our parents who have done so much for us from the first day in our life? We apply logic in this as well. Forget Gratefulness, many of us don't even believe in gratitude. A son does not have time for his father, new generation compare their parents with dustbins and do not want them to interfere in their lives. How can we forget the gratefulness of our parents? The day a child comes in a mother's womb, from that day the child is obliged towards his parents. What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. We must truly appreciate the loyalty, encouragement and helpfulness our near and dear one's have done for us.
It might happen that our parents have done injustice with us by saying us No sometimes when we wanted to some things in life. But lets take an oath that we will not speak bad or criticize our parents in front of any third person.
" My life is successful when someone has tears for me, and my life is unsuccessful when someone has tears in their eyes because of me"
How many people are there who would cry for us? Where there is wealth, success, power, there is always an uproar.
About 50 years back, Guruji's father used to own five garments shop. One day Guruji's uncle caught the servant stealing in the shop and said that he will hand him over to the police the next day. Guruji's father called all of them and asked, " How much do you earn from the shop? And what is the salary of the servants?" Guruji's Uncle replied that they earn around Rs 3000/- and pay Rs 700 to the servants". Guruji's father asked when they take around Rs 3000 every month for their living, how can they expect the servant to manage with Rs 700/-. So he doubled the salary of all the servants instead of handing them over to the police. The servant fell on Guruji's father's feet and started crying. A servant has a feeling of gratitude towards his master but we do not have any feelings for our parents!
Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in our life actually attracts more of the things that we appreciate and value into our life.
2. Roughness(कठोरता):
Lord Mahavira said, " Be soft and polite even while hammering a wood with an iron nail because if we can be rude to wood today, tomorrow we might be rude to other lives as well." How far we go in life depends on us being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. It is important to quit roughness and become soft. We have to treat everyone with politeness. But being rude and aggressive to everyone has become our habit. A man who is rough does not have balance of mind. Lets try not be rude to anyone, be it our parents, our employee's, or our drivers. In a holy place if there is a long queue to worship God, and another man from behind goes before us, what is our reaction? What is our behavior towards him? Politeness is benevolence in small things
3. Miserly(कृपणता):
If water does not flow and is stagnant in one place, it might decay, but if gutter water flows, then it can meet the sea. A Sage does not hoard. Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more, having given all he has to others, he is richer still. Likewise, do we have interest in saving our money or donating it?
An 80 year old man used to come to Guruiji to take his blessings. He used to come in the same white uniform everyday even though his son was the head of the diamond market. The uniform he used to wear did not cost him more than Rs 5000/- every year. Upon being asked he said, " He does not spend much on clothes but donates minimum of Rs 40 Lakhs every year." A man's identity is not done by his clothes.
We spend money on ourselves but when asked to donate we say there is no savings. When will we be generous towards others?
"What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal".
4. Cowardness(कायरता):
The human life is made up of choices.Yes or No, Love or Hate, to be a Hero or to be Coward. We have to choose wisely. In life, incase any unexpected tragedy occurs - like a disease, death of some near one, someone criticizes and puts us down, or any such situation we should challenge the situation and be prepared to face it with courage. We should not become prey to Cowardliness.Past always seems good to us.Tomorrow will be worse than today, but we have to have the strength to face it. A man who is cowardly either goes into depression or commits suicide. True Heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.
In life, as a goal keeper, lets be grateful and thankful, soft and generous in nature and courageous in tough situations. By doing this, we will win the game of life as life is a game.
In any game, a goal keeper has to be perserverant, courageous, driven and a hard worker, always ready to take challenges. For a goal keeper there is no hiding place. To be a good goal keeper there are two conditions, we must have good connection with time and space. In football, eleven players play the game and the goal keeper does not do anything but saves the goal. Similarly in cricket, an umpire does not play the game but the whole game is under his control.
A boy went to meet a man at 9 am for a deal of 2-3 Crores. The man comes an hour late. It was around 11:30 and the deal was about to be finalized. Suddenly the boy stood up and started going. The man asked why was he going off leaving the deal in between. The boy did not feel necessary to reply and just went away. After an hour he came back to his house and the man was still waiting for him to finalize the deal. The man asked him the reason he had gone. The boy cried and replied that his father is mentally retarted and is hospitalized since 25 years. Every day he goes to the hospital at 11:30 to feed his father, even though the father does not recognize his son. The man said that he could have sent a driver or any other person to feed the father as the father anyways does not recognize any one. The boy replied,"You are right. My father does not recognize me, but I recognize my father and I know that he has done so much for me. So I make it a point to feed him with my hands".
So in life, to become a good goal keeper there are some goals that we have to avoid, and they are as follows:
1. Ungratefulness(कृतघ्नता):
We often take for grated the very things that most deserve our gratitude. An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from. We must be grateful to God, Gurudev, our Parents, the Sun, the Moon, trees, rivers, flowers, nature, society, government. In our busy lives, we are not even ready to remember those who have done good deeds for us. Gratefulness is a segment of sudden realization of the need in the eyes of the ones who once guided our steps into this world. Gratitude is a way of life, we take responsibility of our seniors, not just in our homes, not just in our neighborhood, not just in our community, but globally by creating a circle of like minded people who have a philanthropic attitude.
Lord Mahavira said, "Live and Let Live".
It can happen that we might not be grateful to God or Guru, but what about our parents who have done so much for us from the first day in our life? We apply logic in this as well. Forget Gratefulness, many of us don't even believe in gratitude. A son does not have time for his father, new generation compare their parents with dustbins and do not want them to interfere in their lives. How can we forget the gratefulness of our parents? The day a child comes in a mother's womb, from that day the child is obliged towards his parents. What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. We must truly appreciate the loyalty, encouragement and helpfulness our near and dear one's have done for us.
It might happen that our parents have done injustice with us by saying us No sometimes when we wanted to some things in life. But lets take an oath that we will not speak bad or criticize our parents in front of any third person.
" My life is successful when someone has tears for me, and my life is unsuccessful when someone has tears in their eyes because of me"
How many people are there who would cry for us? Where there is wealth, success, power, there is always an uproar.
About 50 years back, Guruji's father used to own five garments shop. One day Guruji's uncle caught the servant stealing in the shop and said that he will hand him over to the police the next day. Guruji's father called all of them and asked, " How much do you earn from the shop? And what is the salary of the servants?" Guruji's Uncle replied that they earn around Rs 3000/- and pay Rs 700 to the servants". Guruji's father asked when they take around Rs 3000 every month for their living, how can they expect the servant to manage with Rs 700/-. So he doubled the salary of all the servants instead of handing them over to the police. The servant fell on Guruji's father's feet and started crying. A servant has a feeling of gratitude towards his master but we do not have any feelings for our parents!
Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in our life actually attracts more of the things that we appreciate and value into our life.
2. Roughness(कठोरता):
Lord Mahavira said, " Be soft and polite even while hammering a wood with an iron nail because if we can be rude to wood today, tomorrow we might be rude to other lives as well." How far we go in life depends on us being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. It is important to quit roughness and become soft. We have to treat everyone with politeness. But being rude and aggressive to everyone has become our habit. A man who is rough does not have balance of mind. Lets try not be rude to anyone, be it our parents, our employee's, or our drivers. In a holy place if there is a long queue to worship God, and another man from behind goes before us, what is our reaction? What is our behavior towards him? Politeness is benevolence in small things
3. Miserly(कृपणता):
If water does not flow and is stagnant in one place, it might decay, but if gutter water flows, then it can meet the sea. A Sage does not hoard. Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more, having given all he has to others, he is richer still. Likewise, do we have interest in saving our money or donating it?
An 80 year old man used to come to Guruiji to take his blessings. He used to come in the same white uniform everyday even though his son was the head of the diamond market. The uniform he used to wear did not cost him more than Rs 5000/- every year. Upon being asked he said, " He does not spend much on clothes but donates minimum of Rs 40 Lakhs every year." A man's identity is not done by his clothes.
We spend money on ourselves but when asked to donate we say there is no savings. When will we be generous towards others?
"What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal".
4. Cowardness(कायरता):
The human life is made up of choices.Yes or No, Love or Hate, to be a Hero or to be Coward. We have to choose wisely. In life, incase any unexpected tragedy occurs - like a disease, death of some near one, someone criticizes and puts us down, or any such situation we should challenge the situation and be prepared to face it with courage. We should not become prey to Cowardliness.Past always seems good to us.Tomorrow will be worse than today, but we have to have the strength to face it. A man who is cowardly either goes into depression or commits suicide. True Heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.
In life, as a goal keeper, lets be grateful and thankful, soft and generous in nature and courageous in tough situations. By doing this, we will win the game of life as life is a game.
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