For much of our lives, especially our
childhood and our young adulthood, we grow up imagining that we are causing our
success and failures. Yes, our efforts do count. But what I have learnt from
Life is that the outcomes are not – and never were – in our hands.
There are times when things go the way
you wanted them to, the way you had planned for them to happen. And there are
times when they simply don’t work out – despite all your planning, nothings
works! In either situation, there is no need to believe that you caused the
outcomes. You – and I – are only a tool in the grander cosmic scheme of things.
The cosmic design, I believe, is Life’s Master Plan. And the Master Plan has no
flaws. To be sure, everything in your Life is exactly the way it is
supposed to be.
The key
to self-awareness and spiritual growth is to know that when expectations are
not met, it is not a condition to despair. And that when they are
exceeded, there is no need to exult. Stay anchored. Stay in faith. Neither pain
nor comfort can (or must) impact your inner joy. As the Buddha said: “When you
realize how perfect everything in your Life is, you will tilt your head, look
up at the sky and laugh!”
That state, and your ability to laugh
at the sky, is your bliss!
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