Yesterday l went to a restaurant. l saw there was a free Wi-Fi service, so l asked for the password. The waitress told me eat first, so l placed my order. After eating, l asked again for the password, and again, she said eat first. Feeling frustrated, l ordered black coffee. While drinking coffee, l asked another waiter for the password. He also told me eat first. Then angrily, l walked to the restaurant manager and asked for the password. Without even looking at me, he said eat first. l was about to explode, when I suddenly saw a sign on the wall "Wi-Fi password - “eat first".
After reading the above story on the web, I thought -
Most of us do not try to really understand whatever is told to us. We merely listen to the words and translate them to understand in our own way... according to our own perception. We often miss the open door which is right in front of us and keep searching everywhere for a way-out. We continuously keep asking for directions without actually following them. We keep on praying and asking for blessings without taking a single step forward. We do not want to make any effort on our part. Often, in our mind, the act of devotion and prayer is more like going to a restaurant. We go and sit in a restaurant – place the order and the desired food is prepared and brought to us.
We expect the same when we worship and pray to God. That our desires will be fulfilled simply by asking - without any Karma - without any effort or action from our part.
‘Rajan Sachdeva’
After reading the above story on the web, I thought -
Most of us do not try to really understand whatever is told to us. We merely listen to the words and translate them to understand in our own way... according to our own perception. We often miss the open door which is right in front of us and keep searching everywhere for a way-out. We continuously keep asking for directions without actually following them. We keep on praying and asking for blessings without taking a single step forward. We do not want to make any effort on our part. Often, in our mind, the act of devotion and prayer is more like going to a restaurant. We go and sit in a restaurant – place the order and the desired food is prepared and brought to us.
We expect the same when we worship and pray to God. That our desires will be fulfilled simply by asking - without any Karma - without any effort or action from our part.
‘Rajan Sachdeva’
Very Nice
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ReplyDeleteLove this, Rajan Uncle!
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