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| The family at Tai Pak, Hong Kong, 1985. |
“Aadmi ka
dharm hai sukhi rahna”, said our family Doctor once… And another one, had said,
“Happiness is relative”… They tried. My parents also tried really hard to give a good
life and upbringing to their kids. But do they seem ecstatic, here? We had
money but did we have happiness? Life happens to us according to our core-beliefs, they say... In my childhood, I schooled myself all the negative messages about
having money… subconsciously, I gathered that other people, even those from similar
background did not like us enjoying… I guess, that must be true for many
sensitive people. Only, now, we are learning that it was my own expectation and
fears that made me feel guilty about even existing… But the inner voice kept
giving hope…
The other
point was that people were after getting what we had… They were ready to be
violent at the slightest opportunity… I wanted nothing to do with such
responsibilities, although, I felt extremely fortunate about having such
blessings as my family… Yes, I appreciated the money when my family and I were sick
and needed treatments… I knew, money was good for that. I often thought to myself,
that we would have preferred to have our father with us rather than the wealth
he left us… after so much hard-work and suffering burnout, which in any case, got criminally squandered because, someone got
jealous of my little brother’s inheritance…
Yes,
happiness is relative (and even though relatives can exert a lot of emotional violence- wink, wink) it is our duty to be happy… Let’s remind ourselves
from time-to-time, what someone has beautifully put, “These mountains that you
are carrying on your backs, you were only supposed to climb them”.
Learning now,
to have faith, to allow people to show their good side… to be conscious of our breathing
and allow things to happen… We have come here to accept and love ourselves…
Thank you for reading. Wishing everyone, lots of love & luck.
