Dear Sri. Sravana, Greetings.
( My wife agrees with you when you said
She did not agree with my message in post #44. She said I was not clear to the forum. I tried explaining to her, but didn't get through. So, I thought I was not very clear to the forum after all. This morning when I came back from work, she started from where she left last night. I remember explaining her before falling asleep and her asking me to write you explaining my message in post #44. So, here is my explanation).
I am not a rare person. I am just one amoung the millions around you. Only I have realised there is no point in expecting any fruits for our actions. There was a time I considered life as a simple mathematical formula. If I did this and that good deed, I thought, I expected, I anticipated this and that good effects to follow... I was a complete nincompoop for many years like that. I have been cheated, I have been taken for a sucker, I lost so much time, money and efforts in Sipcot, Ranipet. I thought I was invincible. I thought I was Mr. perfect. I had been taken for a ride by all and sundry for couple of years. All these persons were strangers.. so decided to become a lone wolf from then on. ( but not true. From my past, there are few good persons who do come across even now who remember me fondly).
So, I turned my trust to my near and dear relatives. Similar good deeds, similar formula, similar expectations... exactly same results as of 2012! To put it in a nut shell, I am very fortunate to come across few great persons who showed me not to expect anything at any time. I have been very fortunate.
We all are the same. We don't really expect anything big. Most of us here are not greedy at all. We know our means, our limits and live within our means. Only few persons like me realise not to expect fruits for our actions is not a big deal. So, I am just vocal about it. Others are doing it, but not vocal about it. That is the only difference.
Our mind gets conditioned as it goes through more and more disappointments in life. I always consider my life is governed by Murphy's Law. ( For the members who may not know - Murphy's law states that in life what ever can go wrong will go wrong). That's how I live. I may not plan for tomorrow.. but I think big... just huge! My wife asked me " How could you tell the forum with a straight face you just live for one day when you are planning to build a South Indian village type house right on a river front here in Brisbane?".. Truth is, I am not really attached to anything like that. Just get it started and watch it grow.. that's all. For example, in our front yard I planted Neem plants about 15 plus years ago... When I planted them my wife was very doubtful about it's survival.. but we just planted that and watered it regularly for the first few years... now two large canopies are in the front yard... all the persons know about it comes around to collect neem leaves...
Usually if we plan we restrict ourselves. Life is very sweet. Just go ahead without any planning. For example, we all like our children to get good higher education... if we desired our son/daughter to follow one particular profession, we may get disappointed.. but just let them ride the waves with our help, they will do very well. We will not be disappointed.
Sir, to put this message in a nut shell, I am not a rare person. I am just one amoung the millions of very simple minded persons. Most if not all the members in the forum are in the right path for realisation; only they don't realise. I know life is not very complicated; so, I am readily vocal about it. Others think life is slightly complicated; so, they are very cautious. That is the difference.
So, kindly don't praise a very simple minded person like me.
Cheers!
