Guest guest Posted July 19, 1999 Report Share Posted July 19, 1999 Namaste, received this article from a friend. thought would be fun to read. Om Shanti > The Times of India, 7July 1999 > > Have you thanked your footwear? > > How many times have you thanked your parents for all that they have done > for you? How often have you thanked your teacher, or your maidservant, or > liftman, cab-driver, friends, peon, secretary, pet,... Do you thank your > food before starting to gorge, or your footwear without which you > ordinarily would have found difficult to move out of the house? The list > goes on, doesn't it? It only underlines the fact that we never exist > alone. > > Attitude of gratitude - that's the name of the game. A game, if you may > call it one. Take my word - it's the best solution for stress. > > Here's how it works. In any situation - good or bad - just be in a state > of gratitude. If your boss shouts at you, simply thank him for doing so! > If your mother makes you nice dinner, thank her. Or if your kid relieves > herself on you, especially on your new dress, thank her profusely. > Difficult and incredulous that this may sound, it works wonders in not > only relieving stress but also in creating positive vibrations and energy. > > This concept makes perfect sense if you just dwell on it for a while. It's > the perfect remedy for conquering your ego. When the ego is conquered, > energy blocks are removed. That paves the way for the easy flow of > positive energy. And naturally, when that happens, things work your way. > > Still not convinced? > > Okay, consider this then. In order to read this article, how many > things/people should you be grateful to? Go on, think about it. I can > think of a minimum of 10 factors to which I have to be grateful to. Want > to know the list? Here goes... > > 1. You have to be grateful to me for writing this article. > > 2. To my editor for allowing me to publish this article. > > 3. To The Times of India for giving me space to publish this article. > > 4. To the computer on which I typed it. > > 5. To the publishing industry and the technology for making it readable > for the general public. > > 6. To your body parts which are helping you read the article. > > 7. To the chairs, lights, tables in your house. > > 8. To your teachers and parents for helping you learn English. > > 9. To your pen and pencils without which you would not have been able to > write your English examinations. > > 10. If you are reading during the daytime, then be grateful to the > sunlight; if it's night, thank your lighting fixtures. > > I could go on and add about 50-60 more reasons to be grateful. But the > reason for the example is simple: your very existence is dependent on so > many different factors, without which you will not even be able to move a > stone. When you view any situation in this light, nothing seems > overwhelming. No problem seems overpowering. Just say, " thank you, " and > move on. Life looks a lot more healthy then, doesn't it? > > Convinced? Thank you. Not convinced yet? Thank you all the more! > > (The writer can be contacted on rsridhar49 > <rsridhar49) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 1999 Report Share Posted July 20, 1999 Ref mail from K Kathirasan ADM NCS <kathirasan wrote: > Namaste, > I am a new entrant to this. I try to follow various communications. > > " Attitude of gratitude - that's the name of the > game. A game, if you may > > call it one. Take my word - it's the best solution > for stress. " > This words alone can lead us to GOD. Perhaps every day morning and night Gratitude to all will give us full peace a state of receiving continuous blessings and a feeling that always You are with me.Pranam to all. SaradaRanjan > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > === Please acnowledge. Regards, S R Das, Sr Director Head, Health & Biotech Div., DoE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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