life whirr

Go about your routine happily
It is a gift;
from the comfort of the Known
move to the Unknown
to find Harmony in chaos and
Meaning in randomness…
Be guided by
Duty and Peace
They are the Lowest Common Denominator to all…
Duty isn’t static
Nor always objective
Nor only towards others
In fact the first duty is towards your own well-being.
Duty varies like the sensex
So be in touch with yourself
And all that touches you…
The sensibility to Duty frees you from expectation
Of returns, results, rewards.
Your family isn’t your fiefdom
It is a confederation
Of individuals
Of personalities.
You are only a catalyst
To help destinies unfold
and potentials to be realized.
Like screensavers your roles keep changing
With circumstances and
With time
And like the power to which a number is raised
You become what you are raised to:
By yourself as much as by others.
Most words, deeds and thoughts
Are context bound
And that which transcends context
Is what is permanent
Your neighbours are important
More than relatives at times
They share your day to day life..
Cherish friends
Those who shared your path for a while
Those who are with you
And welcome those who will eventually happen…
The world is big
There are great marvels
But all that you need is a microcosm…
A bit of Nature to harmonise you
A spot of warmth to gladden you
A little recognition to give you a toehold on Life…
Possessions aren’t everything-including knowledge
It is how much you can do without
And what you do with what you are given
Which define the richness of your being.
Money can never really be yours
Or anyone’s…
It is common property
Or common convenience
Like kindness or love
It needn’t be returned to the source
But forwarded where required, humanely enriched…
‘let bygones be bygones’ is the most powerful mantra
to help life flow freely
like salt from a salt shaker…
Happiness isn’t pursued;
it springs from the smallest things
when Peace reigns
and mind and soul are receptive.
The loveliest images are captured in the mind’s eye
The sweetest music in the mind’s ear
The best memories are impressions captured by the mind.
Most problems arise from trying to hold on
to things, people, emotions, events, memories…
Changes cannot be brought about in haste
within yourself, in others.
You have to descend to the very roots
of thinking and feeling to renew.