Challenges in life

[Guest guest]

Do you know what happens to actors and actresses when they start

taking their profession too seriously, they begin playing a role in

REAL life as well. They forget their real identity. That is sad. The

same thing has happened to us today. We are all aware that we are

just guests on this earth and that one day we will have to leave it -

meaning we will have to leave our body (death), but how many of us go

through life taking it as a game, or a challenge. Over time, after

taking birth after birth we have forgotten that we are just actors on

this world stage.

 

Even if you doubt that reincarnation takes place you will agree that

we are more than just our bodies - the human being is the most

fortunate species on earth, since it has an intellect; the power to

reason. We are a separate entity from the body. Our emotions, our

value system, our principles or personality are not physical things.

Science today can study our brains but there is no device that can

measure our thoughts. We are souls or spirits or energy and we use

the body to express ourselves. Both are needed.

 

We take on a body, a role in this drama in our particular families

and try to play our part as best as we can. But sometimes, we get so

involved in our role that we forget that we are just actors and also

that other people are also just actors. That is when situations are

not taken as challenges but as PROBLEMS. We are put off when people

say things to us, we feel angry and hurt, we get upset when things do

not happen our way. If you are familiar with physics, there is a law

which states that all action and reactions are equal and opposite.

Similarly, when we do wrong actions we will have to pay for it

sometime or the other. These come in the form of challenges, as test-

papers. The key to handling situation is A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. You

might have experienced that when we are negative about situations, or

we are tense and frustrated, then we don't think clearly. We do not

find solutions, but with a relaxed mind, we can FOCUS.

 

So everytime you are challenged in life, take time to step back -

what is called detach yourself from the situation and think - OK this

is part of the drama, I will think carefully about my actions because

they are going to affect my future. I have to play a good role. If

other people want to over-react and get upset, they are only spoiling

their own role. This takes practise but you will find that everything

in this world will look beautiful. You will learn to see the positive

side about each and every situation- no matter what it maybe. The

thought power is our greatest treasure - we need to use it more

often. Every morning, before starting your day, mentally go through

all the things you are going to do today AND most importantly, try to

be flexible. Many times we are rigid in our thinking - things have to

go smoothly, but leave space for SURPRISES. The more test- papers I

pass, the more I will grow as a person.

 

Everything happens for a good reason - believe this. A situation may

look like a storm for the moment, but somewhere hidden is the benefit

and we have to be patient enough to see it.