For few I have been struggling to
write something worthwhile but couldn’t put it all together and then suddenly I
got it. So let’s begin shall we.
First I need to express my despair for all
the clashes which are taking place in Karachi
and everywhere else in the country. One after another there is some disturbing
news; I recently saw burnt theaters/ cinemas in the city’s downtown area and my
heart ached for all the people who have lost livelihoods in this and many other
similar mob attacks.
There are strong reasons for us
to feel intensely about some issues but I couldn’t understand why does it have to
destroy everyone and everything that comes in its way? Why are we unable to
focus the fire within us in the right direction? A person who picks up a gun
can be trained to become either a soldier or a terrorist.
But in hope and many prayers we
must live.
I just saw this image on facebook
and couldn’t resist sharing it with you.
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| The Secret
Your
life is a learning process - you can only become wiser from learning.
Sometimes you might have to attract making a painful mistake to learn
something important, but after the mistake you have far greater wisdom.
And with that greater wisdom, you will never attract making the same
mistake again. Good to know! From The Secret Daily Teachings by Rhonda Byrne
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Its so true that we all become
wiser with our mistakes, especially the painful ones. But to learn from our
mistakes we must realize that we have made a mistake in the first place. I have
learned my lessons the hard way, made some decisions without thinking.
The amazing thing about making a
mistake is that when you are doing it you believe that you are most intelligent
person alive, and nobody’s opinion is worth even listening to. However, now
when I look back I can clearly see where I have been wrong and to be very
honest my most common mistake was lack of gratitude.
Few years ago if you would have asked
me if I am a grateful person I would have said, ‘Yeh sure I thank people when
they do something for me.’ Nevertheless today I feel that I didn’t realize the
depth and power of gratitude.
We only focus on ten or fifteen
things in our entire life that happen according to our wishes but we remain
unaware of the million blessings that are given to us every moment of every
day.
I live in a city where facilities
of life, and good education has been made easily accessible for me yet I never
really thanked for either of them.
How easily I took for granted the
fact that I am healthy, that I can see and take care of my needs. How easily I
took for granted my education, the money that paid my fees, my parents who took
care of me, the medical attention that I received as a child, to have food on
my table and a roof over my head.
Everyday there were million
things that I remained oblivious to. Today I feel that the length of any day or
the span of my life is not enough to say how much Grateful I am for everyone
and everything in life.
Thank you so much all of you for
being with me. To have you all here gives me great joy and immense pleasure.
Million thanks…. Love.
Sonya. (Day 359)
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