Vision

  It’s human nature to complain and grudge. We see flaws rather than virtues. But when we see with positive eyes, we can find the light that shadows hiding. The wisdom is to hunt for the stars rather than to spot the flaws. The current of life runs towards God’s heart. Don’t go against it. The existence of the universe is infinite. So don’t curse it with a small intellect. It’s nothing but the foolishness to fight with the infinite. The wise is he: who shapes his life as God’s plan.  Here is the poem:  Don't look for the flaws as you go through life; And even when you find them, It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind And look for the virtue behind them. For the cloudiest night has a hint of light Somewhere in its shadows hiding; It is better by far to hunt for a star, Than the spots on the sun abiding. The current of life runs ever away To the bosom of God's great ocean. Don't set your force 'gainst the river's course And think to alter its motion. Don't waste...

“I want to be big,” says Little Monkey. “I want to be strong.” A wise woman hears him. “Take this magic wand,” she says, “and all your wishes can come true.” A giraffe comes by. He stretches his long neck. He eats the sweet leaves at the top of the trees. “I want a long neck,” says Little Monkey. “POP!” His neck grows long, just like the Giraffe’s. Little Monkey is happy. An elephant comes down to the river. He fills his trunk with water. He blows it all over himself. “I want to do that, too!” says Little Monkey. BANG!” Just like that, he grows a trunk. He is pleased. “This is fun!” he says.  Next, Little Monkey sees a zebra. “I want stripes like those,” he says. “WHIZZ!” Little Monkey has stripes all over his body, just like the zebra. He is very, very happy. He goes to the river to try out his new trunk. He looks down. He sees himself in the water. “Mother!” he cries. “Help! A monster!” “That’s not a monster,” says his mother. “That’s you.” “You want a giraffe’s neck, an elephant...

  There was a man who was fond of reading the philosophy of life. He was curious about knowing the perspective of others’ life. Once he came across three stone cutters. By the sense of inquiry, he asked them what they were doing.  The first replied, “I am making a living.” The second kept hammering while he said, “I am doing the best job of stonecutting in the entire county.” The third looked up with a visionary gleam in his eye and said, “I am building a cathedral.” The man was very amazed to know the answers. All three were doing the same work but the attitudes were different. The first one was just making his livelihood, nothing else. It’s barely impossible to come up with such a perspective.  The second one was higher than the first one. He was making the best possible. Such an outlook guides us ahead in life. It leads us to perfection. And when we do any work with perfection it is noticed and appreciated by all.  While the third one had the spiritual viewpoint. ...