In a man's life happiness and unhappiness come and go,
some parts of life are easy going and passes off smoothly.
some parts of life are not that smooth or easy.
And when man thinks his days of unhappiness
is stretched long or it is not passing off fast.
What does he do?
This is like when one is healthy and can work without any problem,
he does not remember to do any exercise or monitor his health.
When there is pain or he puts on weight he goes to the doctor,
and the doctor advises him to do exercise and take care of his body.
The man finds it difficult to exercise when the body is in pain,
he realizes that he should have practiced when he was healthy enough.
Similarly, when a man's life is smooth, he should do good things
like charity, be kind to human beings and animals and be noble.
There is a nice story to portray this concept:.
In certain kingdom the people there appointed a king to rule the place.
He could rule for 5 years as he wanted and live lavishly or to his will, but
After 5 years he will be sent to jungle, from where there is no escape for him.
He may be killed by the ferocious animals there or whatever his fate.
Some chose to rule the place thinking the 5 years will be a luxury for them.
But after 2 or 3 years they start brooding over ther fate awaiting in future.
One king came forward and offered that he will be happy to rule for 5 years.
People agreed and let him rule.
The years passed by 1 2 3 years passed off and this king remained the same
He was happy and ruled well. 5 years ended and he still looked happy,
People were surprised, what secret or magic this king has!!
On the last day he was to be taken to the jungle,
where they had to cross a river.
The king happily got into the boat and enjoyed the ride.
People who were taking him to the jungle could not control their curiosity!
They asked him of the secret, for this the king replied
While "I was ruling your place, I could do anything of my choice,
So I created a kingdom for myself in this jungle where you are taking me.
When I go there I'll be only ruling there."
Like this when we are young we should lead a healthy life so that when we grow old or sick, we will be able to face whatever comes. And as for our spiritual health, our Bhagavad Gita teaches this. Not that we should learn or attend to Gita class when we are old or retired but to start now!
some parts of life are easy going and passes off smoothly.
some parts of life are not that smooth or easy.
And when man thinks his days of unhappiness
is stretched long or it is not passing off fast.
What does he do?
This is like when one is healthy and can work without any problem,
he does not remember to do any exercise or monitor his health.
When there is pain or he puts on weight he goes to the doctor,
and the doctor advises him to do exercise and take care of his body.
The man finds it difficult to exercise when the body is in pain,
he realizes that he should have practiced when he was healthy enough.
Similarly, when a man's life is smooth, he should do good things
like charity, be kind to human beings and animals and be noble.
There is a nice story to portray this concept:.
In certain kingdom the people there appointed a king to rule the place.
He could rule for 5 years as he wanted and live lavishly or to his will, but
After 5 years he will be sent to jungle, from where there is no escape for him.
He may be killed by the ferocious animals there or whatever his fate.
Some chose to rule the place thinking the 5 years will be a luxury for them.
But after 2 or 3 years they start brooding over ther fate awaiting in future.
One king came forward and offered that he will be happy to rule for 5 years.
People agreed and let him rule.
The years passed by 1 2 3 years passed off and this king remained the same
He was happy and ruled well. 5 years ended and he still looked happy,
People were surprised, what secret or magic this king has!!
On the last day he was to be taken to the jungle,
where they had to cross a river.
The king happily got into the boat and enjoyed the ride.
People who were taking him to the jungle could not control their curiosity!
They asked him of the secret, for this the king replied
While "I was ruling your place, I could do anything of my choice,
So I created a kingdom for myself in this jungle where you are taking me.
When I go there I'll be only ruling there."
Like this when we are young we should lead a healthy life so that when we grow old or sick, we will be able to face whatever comes. And as for our spiritual health, our Bhagavad Gita teaches this. Not that we should learn or attend to Gita class when we are old or retired but to start now!
