THE MOST PRECOIUS PEARL

From the desk of Mrs. Baby Abraham . . . . . .

THE MOST PRECOIUS PEARL

Can  each one of us consider yourself and  the other person ,  a most precious pearl. Whether we consider it or not each one is precious as the most valuable pearl. Ask a couple who have no children ? Ask a  widow or a widower ? Ask a fatherless or motherless child ?

Ask anyone in an orphanage or old age home ?

When we have all the people around us, we differentiate according to some formulas and equations and ill treat them. Once they get an award or recognition or they pass away suddenly,  that very moment a lightning pain or agonized feeling pass through your mind. You feel as if you lost your very life. What is that ? Why is  that feeling occurring ?

 The moment you loose that which you had taken for granted and abused and abandoned suddenly becomes your very life. Only very few people feel that what they possess is the worst. Most of the people value highly what they have. They honor the vows they make whether it is with black or fair ,  fat or lean, singer or IT,  teacher or doctor. In business, teaching , the profession of doctor or nurse, we do not exchange our positions, How can a teacher and student exchange positions ? How can a doctor and patient exchange positions ?

How can a parents and children exchange positions? All these weird ideas cannot be fulfilled by priests and bishops, doctors or scientists or politicians. Is there any modern scientific method after all these experiments ???? Instead of bringing up harmonious families and better persons , what have they produced ?? When we do everything to prevent world wars, what are the priests and spiritual leaders doing to people under their care ?  Are they putting burden on the people or are they bearing the burden themselves for which they are appointed and anointed and empowered ? In the nation of India, each and everyone , whether they stay in cities or mountains or beaches or valleys, they are all Indians. In Budhism, every one is a Buddha. In Hinduism, everyone is a Hindu. In Christianity,  who are we ? Is everyone a Christ ?Or having Chirst like virtues ? Are we in the infant Christ stage or preaching and healing stage or nailed to the cross stage,  or with empty cross with resurrected Christ continuing in healing, protecting, comforting, teaching, nurturing stage. Do the depiction of Krishna  always as a baby fleeing the persecution or looked after by the adopted parents or at Kurukshetra war, or on playing with gopikas ? Is Budha depicted as Gautham as prince or Budha under Bodhi tree or Budha going round preaching and healing. Each one  can select the position according to their desire, but do not impose that on others. Let each do as representative or replica of that person. Imposing and dramatizing and torturing still is IRRELEVANT.  We must take the TEACHINGS / IDEALS/ THE CORE PRINCIPLES / THE ULTIMATE PRINCIPLES  they have upheld and left behind for us. Why should the old and the young play drama torturing others.

 Be the change you want to be.

Be the leader /idol/ model you want to be.

Be the character you want to be.

Show others , you will get their applaud .

Be a model , they will follow.

 Be the teacher so that they will flock to hear you.

Only when you drag  others to fill in your mold, very often it will be a misfit . Give freedom and space, they all will bloom to their highest potential .

In Japan, in olden days, they used to  keep the feet in small wooden shoes so that the feet will not grow . How painful it is.  And they could never walk properly, leave alone join Olympics.  They are now among  the World’s best athletes and scientific inventors. If any seed is wrapped up tightly  and kept in the soil, it can never grow into a fruitful plant or tree because the sprout cannot break through the strong covering.

At the same time even after 5000 or 6000 years, seeds can sprout and grow when favorable condition and atmosphere is provided. We can decide  the freedom we can allot to our children, spouses, students, employees, servants  in factories, agricultural fields,  hospitals, offices. When freedom is utilized in a mature way, all will be astonished at the fruitfulness of it and when used in devious manner we will be really astonished at how wicked those people were . How powerful is freedom , wisdom, integrity  and trust .

Every pearl has a story to tell. Some irritants are occurring naturally. Some irritants are introduced by people to do experiment with  or without the knowledge of people. Even when we advance so much in all fields, the innate nature of cruelty and atrocity , we can rarely overcome. Self discipline has to be instilled in us by our parents, or we must have the will power and the desire like Daniel to determine in our own mind that we will not defile ourselves in any manner. Very few people have mastered their mind but are very eager to conquer and destroy others mind and body and brain. Every pearl has a story to tell. It starts with a very minor irritant as small as a

tiny  particle of sand which is of no value and is wide spread all over the long stretch of beaches all over the world and cover every inch of land. But how  the the mollusk react to this tiny irritant is beyond comprehension and its value is immense. There are not a single human being devoid of pleasant, marvelous experiences as well as minor and major irritants, some natural and some man made,  even thrusted upon innocent by others. Sometimes it is beyond our capabilities to carry their heavy burdens  which they pass on to others shoulders so that they can escape from their responsibilities. They practice their authority to put the burden on others !!  Some get squashed under the burden. Some develop beautiful pearls of great value and then the buyers will be numerous. There are no one devoid of some irritants or difficulties which we can cover with good thoughts, noble feelings, enlightened thoughts, generous attitude and nurture this tiny sand and the enzymes produced by the body of the mollusk  and human beings make it lustrous and glorious. The thoughts we generate in our mind  is expressed on our face and in our body , instilling diseases or luminous shine or withered appearance or blooming excellence.  The only thing people forget is that nature itself can give the whole thing back to them who pass their responsibilities onto the shoulder of others in the twinkling of an eye. They receive back all they were dumping on others .That is  the law of nature. Civilizations come and spread gloriously. But when wickedness mar the behavior and dealings, the mighty civilizations disappear due to some cause which we may or may not know. Nature has her own way of dealing with attitudes and behavior of humanity. Even animals and plants respond to human attitude. The five elements and the Creator knows much more and is always in control watching how far they will “ play “ . Even the waves and the wind obey. When he says thus far, the mighty waves do not dare to cross the limit. The ”  life “ we are endowed with wait patiently to see what each one will make of it. Will it be a pearl or gold or fruitful or waste or barren or honorable and worthy. Authority and freedom and resources are at our disposal.  For assistance we are given parents, teachers, priests  , government and administrators. Let us co-operate and make use of these great resources and bring out a beautiful tomorrow for ourselves and for the

future generations.

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