A friend lost her close friend. And she shared
her grief on facebook as a status message. 15 people ‘liked’ her status in a
matter of seconds. People ‘liking’ someone’s grief? Doesn’t it seem odd? But
when I thought about it deeply, I saw that facebook
for all its quirks teaches us something very spiritual. By not
allowing a Dislike button it forces us to (only) Like a status. If you examine
the absence of the Dislike feature on facebook closely, you will find that many
people end up clicking Like on their friends’ tragic statuses. This has often
led to arguments on facebook that people are must rein in their sadistic
instincts.
But I see this
slightly differently. Not so much in the context of a facebook Like, but in the
context of Life itself. Even when terrible things happen to us, truly, we don’t
have any other option than to accept it – and to move on! Indeed, we may not
like the situation. But we have to live with it. So, in effect, we might as
well like it. Because if we dislike it – and so wish that the situation did not
exist – we are inviting misery into our Life!
The message here is simple: Happiness is wanting what you
get! Or liking whatever happens to you – being in total acceptance. You may
want to change the situation. No harm with that thinking. But make your plans
and attempt the changes while accepting your current reality and while moving
forward peacefully, happily. Disliking or hating a situation is not going to
make a situation better. To be sure, nor is liking it going to change it
immediately. But when you proceed with acceptance and joy, any journey becomes
worthwhile – however arduous it may be!
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