Waking up in the morning with an open mind to see what the day has in store for her, beginning the day with a regular visit to the nearby church, doing the same household chores and giving tuitions to the little ones. This is the daily routine of a 65+ years old woman called “gori-aunty”, who does not feel bored even for a while, who does not complain of any of her adversities, who considers every moment of her life as the will of God.
She never expects any favours. Instead does favours for others, may be her friends or neighbours. Sharing, especially the tasty dishes she prepares, has been her unique act which everyone in the neighbourhood must have observed. Taking one day at a time and finding joy in those activities, which she has been doing since years, is one wonderful quality in her, which I truly appreciate.
Then why do I just being a young college student at times get frustrated when things don’t go accordingly, feel disappointed when I’m not accounted for my work, get angry when my younger sister does not listen to me, feel bored in my vacations and complain when there is so much to do?
Can’t I, being educated for about 15 years now, learn a simple lesson from the not so highly educated gori-aunty?
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4 comments:
hi snehal!
Good article
Well done!
somehow something keeps us dissatisfied.. we are meant to be this way.. i believe what He tries to teach us is a way to find satisfaction in this dissatisfaction itself, list all the things that irritate u or frustrate u and trust me u would've made this list in no time. now make a list of things that make u happy.. it definitely will take u more time 2 make this list. not only that, there is a fair chance that u mite just get lost in the sadness that comes naturally while u make the list of things that hav gone wrong.. this goes on to overshadow all the happiness!
my point is our perception is to blame. we choose to see things in a wrong way and hence we remain dissatisfied and hence unhappy. if we choose to seek happiness even in such trying times, if we choose to look at things with a different set of eyes, we would see that life isn't all that bad really. its a beautiful life this. just that we are looking at it in a totally wrong manner! enjoy :)
that's right...perception needs to change.
beauty lies in the eyes of the observer..guess we need to work on this.
:)
hehe.. yea i guess :)
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