Kindness. More Like a Miracle Emotion ?

Did you ever wonder how God sends us endearing adorable babies on this planet and how we leave so miserably from here ?

Well we cannot say so for sure about the one that left but surely their loved ones become extremely miserable having lost someone so dear. What one deals with in terms of pain is something nobody can partake and yet we forget to respect their personal space and time to heal through it. The one thing my father’s passing away made me realize is that – In this huge massive world where I think I belong, I have no idea where I begin and where I’ll end. I am clueless where my journey is going towards and these people who I call my parents, siblings, family and friends, I haven’t created them for myself – they’ve been my gifts, my blessings to make my journey in this life more bearable. And when I know nothing, how do I claim someone/ something forever? It is only Providence’s kindness that blessed me with the feeling of having my parents to love me, raise me and make me capable of  understanding what is only the micro bits of this massive creation. Just one thought of the little orphaned children and stray animals humbles me down to know and value what I have in my life.

I have a beautiful little niece who was born only a few months after our father left this world. And when she came, she brought with her so much joy and love. Suddenly all of the lost smiles drew themselves back and time just flew with her around. And with time flying, our pain lessened too, we gained strength to look at the present and future. When I look at our little angels’ eyes I only see Krishna’s (Providence’s) blessings and love pouring. Though only in retrospect, I realized how kind Providence has been on us by sending a beautiful angel just in time to wipe away our tears.

We have seen enough distress in the world by being selfish and unkind, it is now time to let the magical emotion take over. Be kind, forgive, don’t regret, feed those hungry, hoard less, donate more, save water, fuel and the other fast depleting resources, watch your carbon imprint and how it is slowly destroying our beautiful planet, offer a hand to the ones in need at least sometimes if not often. I know somewhere all of us might be doing our bit and might still fall short in comparison, so do it just to your heart’s content. 

I cannot restrain or justify life and the events that turn out during its course. Each one of us have a different path to walk, but the one thing that remains common is that we are all walking Home, the only one destination. How beautiful would this journey become if we just helped each other walk home ? Kindness is that one element, that holds the power to turn your misery into fortune, your sufferings into bliss, your tears into smiles, hopeless to hopeful and this world into being harmonious.

I tried really consciously in the beginning to just be kind, no matter how difficult life got, sometimes so much that my kindness towards self overflowed and crossed boundaries and mixed up with self-pity 😛 Jokes apart, I cannot go back to complaining anymore. I cannot find myself stuck in the state of lacking (as I once did) because I find more pleasure in seeing this magnificent creation and its beauty. This shift in mindset is what being kind does to you. I am so overjoyed how RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) was introduced as a part of our daily lives through Black Lotus and the effects that it leaves behind on us.

My respect to Swamiji for being so so kind with his blessings, even covering people who’ve not even heard of him yet. May the whole world benefit from his teachings and blessings 🙂

PS : A heart felt thanks to Sadhvi Vridha ji for being so kind. I reached out to her in despair and never expected she would reply. Her words helped me cope with the difficult times, gave me hope and courage to go on and be of some support to others. This beautiful community always leaves me awed.