ELEVATION-DEPRESSION (2)

Nabo was very sincere to his duty. His brain was very sharp. Furthermore, when a light weight is put on your head, you enjoy in carrying it. Perversely, when you enjoy in doing your duty, it seems very light. Mental labour is the heaviest of all. A child accepts every other load happily except reading. An intellectual can do physical work proficiently, but it is impossible to replace an engineer/ doctor/ professor or an IAS officer by an ordinary labour. A proverb of a mad elephant is popular which shows the importance and weightiness of study. An elephant never slept. It always wandered hither and thither. Slowly, it became mad. Once, it came near a dull boy who thought the study the toughest of all. As soon as he started reading a book, he started dozing. He applied his own formulae on the elephant. A book was thrown before the elephant. It took the book in its trunk and soon slept. The madness ended and it became normal.
Nabo felt the job of a fire-man very light compared to study in the school. Moreover, he had got the job after too much struggle. Previously, his condition was not better than a beggar. The fruit is very sweet, if found after hard labour. He understood all directions soon and became number one among his friends. He always became first in all tests regarding the job. Soon he was promoted and made assistant driver.------------next.

MAUN (SILENCE)

Silence is the best way of speaking. I have seen people arguing long on a fruitless subject. Sometimes, they start quarrelling ending in a big violence. But, result is a big zero. They don’t come on a unanimous conclusion. Only enmity develops in such long hot talks. Truth goes far away by these futile discussions.
Lord Shiva is the first teacher of knowledge. When people of different thoughts quarreled on useless discussions to prove supremacy of individual’s opinion, Lord Shiva appeared as Dakshinamurti. In South India, we find this form of Shiva. He is seen under a banyan tree. Saints are shown surrounding him as disciples. The younger tutor is silent. Older pupils are also quiet. Through this very method of silent teaching, aspirants get their suitable answers and become satisfied.
In North India, Shiva as Dakshinsmurti is not popular. But, when I visit a temple, I bow before statues of gods and goddesses. The statues don’t speak, but we always pray and beg their grace to fulfill our wills. I find my wishes fulfilled if I pray heartily. What is this? The statues are silent tutors like Dakshinamurti. The sun, the moon, the earth, the sea, rivers, stars, trees all are silent teachers.
Every individual has silent teacher in him. At the time of meditation, we go nearer to our teacher. But, he is always with us, silently watching my all activities.
------NAMO BHAGVATE SHREE RAMANAY.

THORN

Su is very gentle. She belongs to a very civilized family. Her parents and all maternal side’s persons are well qualified and well behaved. She was married in the very childhood at the age of merely seven. She didn’t know even the marriage ceremony and what is the meaning of husband and in-laws. She was studying in class three. Thanks to the culture that she remained in her parents’ home for ten years after marriage and she came to know the ABC of marriage. She came to mother-in-law's house. She knew the husband's family's culture in the strict guidance of her in-laws and husband. In-laws trained and gave knowledge of the bitterness side of the life and husband gave the taste of the sweet and beautiful side of the world. When she went mother’s home, she used to become a child again and forgot all bitter and thorny experiences of husband’s village. Thus she grew up having all sweet and sour experiences of the world. This grown up lady became more inclined towards mother side and began to hate in-laws side. Externally she never became exposed but, internally only hatred developed towards husband’s family. Husband gave only love and never rebuked. Thus an image of a person who only loves developed in her mind. There is great importance of thorn. It increases the importance of the material around which it exists. Rose has both scent and thorns. Notorious persons are given more honour because of their nuisance values. No one dares to touch the lion, leopard and wolf. Goats are always sacrificed. Parasuram, Durbasa are famous in the history. Yamraj is given first place. Police personals are given more importance. Daroga sahab is the greatest officer for the villagers. The wrestlers and musclemen are dominating in the society. Who cares the poison-less snakes?
Su started to give less importance to her husband. Her husband never rebuked her for any fault regarding food or other improper behavior. Slowly, she forgot likes and dislikes of her husband. She became more inclined towards mother side. She knew every individual’s likings of mother’s side. When this nature matured, she started to oppose all decisions of her husband. Now, the situation is that, she believes that even a minor child of mother’s side is right and every action of her husband is wrong. When this behavior has ripened, she never relies on her husband. Now, she believes that not only mother’s side persons but everybody of the world except her husband is true. “Ghar kaa yogee yograa, bahar yogee siddha.”
This is the story of every person. You give little importance to the person who heartily loves you and is always anxious for your betterment. You give more importance to the person who hates you. I know a man who is very egoistic. He loves only to his children and wife and hates all others. On an occasion, unwillingly he participated in a marriage ceremony. To show his ego, he didn’t take even a glass of water. But, the bridegroom became overwhelmed. All the time, he talked about his presence to everybody.