There’s more to Life than money. If
you look around you, the most genuine people are those who truly care for who
you are and not what, or how much, you have.
Yesterday we were invited to a Tarot card reading session by one of
our friends. At the end of the reading, which was conducted by our friend’s friend
– someone who we didn’t know at all – when we asked to be allowed to pay for
the professional charges, our friend told us that there wouldn’t be any
charges. She said: “Sometimes we are guided to not charge some of our guests by
our Masters and guides. Both my friend and I received the same ‘instructions’.
So there wouldn’t be any charges. It is the Universe reaching out and blessing
you!” Both my wife and I were moved by this gesture of compassion. Our friend,
and her friend, need not have been so genuine. But they chose to be who they
are. It is people like them who make the world so beautiful and Life worth
living and looking forward to.
Vaani and I have found this to be true of all people who are
genuine. They are ever so willing to trust you, help you and be there for you –
unconditionally and often without you even asking for their support.
I remember one afternoon, three years ago, I was sitting in a café and
working on the manuscript of my Book – “Fall Like A Rose
Petal – A father’s lessons on how to be happy and content while living without
money” (Westland, August 2014). I didn’t have much money on me.
Just enough to have a green tea. I had ordered one and was writing feverishly
on my laptop. It was well past lunch time. I was hungry but I did not have
either the money to order lunch nor did I have money to go home (in an
autorickshaw) and come back to resume my writing. Suddenly, a waiter brought me
a soup and some carrot cake; when I expressed surprise, he pointed in the
direction of another table where a friend was seated (we had smiled and greeted
each other from a distance) until a while ago. My friend had apparently paid
for my meal before leaving and requested that I be served. I was humbled. I
wept as I ate my meal and as I thanked this friend over SMS.
We have found that for each person who does not trust us, or does
not believe that we are going through a serious situation, there are several
hundreds more – both friends and often times rank strangers – who are willing
to help us with their compassion and understanding. We have come to realize
that Life is not about what you own or how much you have. Your true
wealth, which none can take away from you, is about how many of the people you
know are genuine folks. And to have them in your Life is, to quote my Tarot
reader friend, a big, big blessing!
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