The Pillars:

Who holds the seamless sky from falling on earth?!:

Hey, here I am back to blogging after getting few feedbacks and getting inspired from a fellow friend cum bolgger... I blogged many pages in last few posts but this time want to follow (not completely) the saying ‘Blogs should be short and Stories should be long’. Few have an opinion that my blogs run around melancholy may be I coated Vedanta & the inner meaning didn’t reach people... Anyways here is a post which is not completely mine but a story which gives an essential moral for the man who seeks for it..!

There was village in ancient India called ‘Devagiri’, Devagiri was a beautiful place having vast farm land and pleasant river named ‘Samrudhi’ was flowing. People in Devagiri were happy and believed in farming. There lived an innocent & wicked villager called ‘Nanda’, Nanda was a shepherd who spent most of the time with nature.

Once ‘Nanda’ was taking care of sheep’s in shade near the hill side, suddenly he felt quake and from a distance Nanda saw the huts falling, he got hesitant and started to run from that place and came to the center of village, there he saw few old houses with pillars getting collapsed in front of him. Nanda started to run with fear. Few villagers stooped and asked him “why are you tensed? It’s a quake, where can you run away?!”

Nanda told: Run guys, run, see those houses with 4 to 8 pillars fell down, huts fell down and just see the sky it is also falling because it has no pillars at all, before it fall on our head let us escape from it.

Villagers said: Nanda, Hey Nanda, stop..! How can a sky fall? Sky filled with clouds is just floating.. You wicked, stop!

Nanda ran and ran seeing floating clouds with fear from village to village till his energy dried up and finally felt unconscious near an Ashram called ‘Mukthi Dhama’. On seeing him the Sawami of that Ashram treated Nanda with care, fed him with Good food and asked the reason for his anxiety.

Nanda said: Swami I am from ‘Devagiri’ I ran to escape from falling Sky, see Swami, the houses and the huts with Pillars collapsed in quake then how can this Sky can stay without falling on our head?! You also run Swami Let both of us escape!!

Swamiji gave a deep thought after knowing the reason for Nanda’s fear and told:

Nanda, who told sky doesn’t have pillars?! Sky has strong pillars, can’t you see? It won’t fall, you don’t worry. I am here.

Nanda said: Swami I ran miles together, round and round in circles, I saw from hill top, from left, right of roads but didn’t see any pillars... Can you show me where the pillars which are holding the sky?!

Swami said: I will show you but you should do as I say, go in disguise as a beggar in this village and plead for food but make sure you scold them as bad as you can and get the offerings from them.

Nanda was shocked hearing Swami’s words and went to beg in disguise thinking how is this related to pillar’s for Sky??!!

Nanda went and scolded people and asked food, many of them scolded back, beaten him, kicked him telling being a beggar how arrogant you are. Nanda felt so bad getting hit from everyone but in evening he returned to Ashram in pathetic condition.

Swami asked Nanda: Child, my child, get up, did you get any offerings?

Nanda started weeping and showed the wounds on his body and explained his experience saying:

Swami many people hit me, few kicked me, few scolded me back hearing my scolding yet asking offerings from them but among the hundreds who ill treated me, I found only few people even after hearing my yelling, even after feeling bad by my odd behavior they told nice words to me and gave me something to eat, see swami only this much offerings I found. Now tell me swami where are the pillar’s for this vast sky? Even after many sin that man had committed how earth is holding all the pain? & why sky is not falling, are the pillars present? Even after harming nature how can people be safe from Quakes, Floods? Say swami, say!

Swami told: Child, Oh! Child, Yes you are right my dear, even after repeated destruction from man the Sky is still floating, whatever the man do to nature still from time to time we get rain, proper light, good air to breath, food to eat.

See Nanda, those people who offered something to you even after hearing your harsh words, who told nice words even after getting hurt and did good for those who came to do bad are the PILLAR’s for Sky. As long as these selfless, humble and good natured people stay good will happen to all, because of the good will and prayers of these few people, God will do good not only for them but to all of us, these good people are the backbone of this society.

My child, Do good and Be good no matter what others do and you will see good happenings around you. Till you are good do not fear to any one, God bless you. Go back to village and live happily!

Enlightened Nanda returned to Devagiri and led a happy life by being and doing good!

Enemy is within you but not without you,
before you judge others make sure to know what you are? 

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- Phani

'Giving hit for a hit is common but forgiving the bad & doing good shows we are Humans..!'

The Inner Peace

Pursuit of Happiness in the race called Life:

We never went in pursuit of Happiness when we were small, yet we were happy. As a Child we never had the desire to conquer things nor had an ambition in mind to become outstanding. It was a simple mind which gets satisfied for a small piece of candy, a little toy, these were the reason of Joy. We didn't have much friends, only one or two nearby or none, never went behind anyone(other than mom), our home was our playground, it was our palace and everyone liked us, those innocent eyes which believed and liked things which glitters, cried for it when mom said 'No', got beaten up if we still insist for it and slept weeping on mom's lap hearing lullaby in little hard tone than the normal, after getting up we had forgotten about the things which made us cry nor we hated mom for her beating, because thoughts got vanished as cache got refreshed at the time of sleep. DB(Database) was poor but we had very rich heart enriched with satisfaction and which used to reach saturation at the earliest by the easiest means.

Olden days are Golden days.!! 

The Innocence was the key to treasure house of Happiness, we didn't know this formula for Happiness still we were Super Happy! At young age i didn't had any idea of Good and Bad, Love and Hate, Expectation and Sacrifice, Pain and Pleasure, Money and Morality nor aware of Caste and Creed, White and Black, Mine and Others, may be that was the reason of happiness. Whatever had happened we never used to think of it because it never stood in mind so long to think. Many things and people bypassed me but they didn't stick in my mind as a lasting memory. We never faked at those time as we never bother to get attention, we grew up imitating elders and following their footsteps, as we grew up the world view also grew along with us! Our environment which was bounded only to our home gradually extended. Candies, Toys got replaced by more costlier items. TVs, Books, Tricycle came to know. Gradually Knowledge, Anger, Individuality imbibed which slowly caused Innocence to fade, mind went behind things wherever it want.

More Options, more Confusions and less faith..!

As time moved on we changed with it, Change was the only constant remained in Life. A mind which rejuvenated in joy after seeing more awaited shows like 'Chitrahaar', 'Surabhi', 'Shakthi Maan', 'Disney Time' in a local DD Channel, a heart filled with Exuberance after hearing a live cricket match commentary in a Radio [An India win against Pakistan], an Enthusiastic, Spirited mind which governed us on playing a gully [Street side] games and fun obtained in road side foodies (Panipuri, Samosa, Bhel, Pakode). Getting into Schooling, getting adjusted to leave without those we followed (Parents), finding a good relationship as Pals. A Wednesday colorful dress, a Saturday games, PT and half day and we awaited for our Birthday to wear a new dress and to give chocolates to all our fellow mates, two for the Teacher and one for others, we restored few more for our close buddies to give secretly and silently. Slowly we entered stages where we felt words from elders are boring lectures, we were hesitant when we get the annual report cards, those prayers in God for his mercy and a miraculous escape finally passing and leaping ahead year after year. Media grew so as Personality in us, Selfishness and the Good's and the Bad's Grew with us. What we sow in Childhood has started to have deep roots in our System.

An innocent child is a allegory of GOD..!!

More people, more Civilized men, more Education, higher Ambition, Dreams and the Aspirations and the age of Adolescence, mind which made us act wicked. Meanwhile we had already faced many hard times, lost those amount of real Joy what we had in the past. Now we are somewhere in the Quest of a Happy Path to traverse. Got many alternatives for each and everything in day to day Life, Life is Sophisticated and highly Fast, we are clever and aware far more than what we are, still Life and Mind misses something and it will be haunting and taunting sooner or later from time to time.

Got more TV channels, Hi-Fi TVs and Theater have replaced Drama, Stage shows but lesser interesting Programmas, AM (MF/SF) replaced by FM station but still not good as the past. Multiplexes, Malls replaced small markets, Bazaar's, empty playing areas but everything is Costlier and lacks the gest of essence in it. A pair of Hawai Slipper, a low priced stripe & colorful dress got replaced by Nike, Adidas or Puma. Now even the nameless Underwear's also said bye and VIP, Dixi, Hanes said Hi! Hi! and sat hiding. More options and more confusions, more trial and error methods, less trust and belief. There is less comfort with more money, more problems and new risks, difficulties encroached on happiness as technology grew more stalwart and now here the Innocence, Emotion, Sympathy, Selflessness, Sensitiveness is a mere  rare sight in a busy mind. Telling we don't wish to fake we became Masters in hide and seek! Friends who ditched, a lost belief, a mere illusion, attraction appeared as Love, broken promises, trust. Hurt which uprooted the smile and gifted silence on seeing people neglected our care and concern, Failures which encountered when went to mint money. As we neglected our parents words of care and never respected those who liked us, today we suffer when others repeat on us! Love, Job, Marriage, Getting a child and feeling settled yet searching and searching for Happiness like running around the same bush!

Other side of the mountain always looks green..!!

Alas! We went to search a lost thing in a wrong place..! We never learnt from our follies, may be we should have turned back and saw where we are and what we are. Even in the Busy Schedule we might have made time on a timely basis to Retrospect and Introspect and re-set the Path and Mind knowing Do's and Don't Do's by having patience, clarity of runway when embracing new things was important, we should not have followed blindly nor accepted anything as others did it! We ought to inculcate new things, no harm in it, but not at the cost of leaving completely what was our own, may be its our culture or the behavior or the knowledge or a small thing which made us smile. A sweet hug by parents, being with those who liked us, and noticing, respecting those who cared, who told nice words in our needs & who repeatedly came behind us, only for us thinking we are special for the way we are and wanted our presence and felt our absence not because we are 'God's Gift to mankind' but just we are their Pals.

To make right choices in life,

you have to get in touch with your soul,

To do this, you need to experience solitude,

which most people are afraid of,

because in the silence you hear the truth

and knows the solution.

-unknown

Having Innocence by keeping the mind calm, showing an Iron will which is driven by a controlled mind, and respecting those who laid the ladder or became ladder for whatever we  have achieved, being humble and abiding from the good principles is the essence for a successful and happy Life. Laugh Loudly, keep people around you happy and Smile often. Forget the Bane and Forgive the faults, 'An err is to Human and to forgive is Divine'. Take good from others by not magnifying their mistakes, Caring our surroundings and being good is good. By doing this even the destiny feels shy to keep us under problems or pressure for a long time. Fate and Fortune favors the person who has faith.

Cheers! Smile ever :-). We can't go back to childhood and get same joy but we can still be happy if we take many things light heartedly..!

Happiness is within you not without you..!!

- By, InfotainmentGuru, #PMH

"As a child we had happiness even when we are isolated or alone in our own world, so we can achieve immortal happiness in solitude, may be only in solitude..!"