गुरुवाणी

Once upon a time, I was angry with the world. I extremely loved a lot of people and many of them had taken advantage/ disadvantage of my love. I started cursing them. I started insulting them. I started blaming that they tried to fool me. I told them they don’t deserve my trust and love. I shouted at everyone as if I was someone great. Then I met my GURU.

He told me that “You change your point of view and you will be able to see, their view is RIGHT at their place.” I did it and I realised “He was right”.  

Then he told me that “You love others because you need them. You trust them because you are dependent on them.” I checked and found that “Yes. He was right.”

I asked him “It is very much true that I need them. But they also need me. They also need my love. Then why only I should change my view and not them?”

He further told me “You are angry with someone only if your expectations are not fulfilled. You love them and trust them against your expectations from them. It’s not a true love and trust. True love expects nothing, not even love in return. The true trust understands that there is hidden reason behind the behaviours and never gets destroyed.”

I thought for some time and realised that I cannot be angry because my expectations are not fulfilled. Either I should stick to my view and leave others or I should change my view. I can’t blame others because I have not achieved something. It is my failure. I must change the way of doing things.

He further explained me, “Today they may not be able to repay you in a way you want. That does not mean they are wrong. By blaming and hurting others, they will close the doors forever for us. If we feel that only we are right, we have to close the doors from our end without hurting them. Tomorrow when we understand the different views, we can open the door again for a comeback.”

He finally told me “Remember always, you are not the nature. You are a very small part of it. Give the time to nature so it makes you understand the things. The things and relations can be destroyed easily but it takes years to build it. Don’t try to overcome and rule if you don’t have the power of building it. We are here to change ourselves, not to change the nature.”