How do I spend the day

How do I spend the day

What s question? A question everyone asks and few understand the true meaning of it. Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Nights, Years pass by and we are scarcely aware of the Time passing ,or is it surpassing Time ? Who conquers ultimately? - It is time. We are victims - unwittingly, unwillingly.

When Time conquers us we flow along Time unaware of the havoc it has caused in our lives – scarcely knowing that we ill-spent time misspent time destroyed the preciousness of Time. When we are victims of Time, we are unconscious of time. We are not even aware of the subtle concept of time. We see watches but we are nit watchful. We see Time passing but we don’t know we are passing. We see seasons change but we don’t change. We tear-off calendar pages but do not realize that twelve months of our life have been torn off our calendar.

We make holy resolutions on the New Year eve and forget them before the end of January. Pause, my friend, my soul mate, do not go very fast or else, Time will devour us!. Halt and find where does Time conquer us.

It is when we get up without a purpose - when good mornings are digital and cold, breakfasts are bland, when rush hours to office drive one crazy, when work at office is heartless and mechanized, when evening sets in to bring us an uninteresting TV show and a cup of coffee lies unheeded on the side table. When children seen to irritate, spouses seem to nag and supper is a silent meeting of company isolates not companions who belong to us. When sleep comes without a tablet and the day is gone – we are gone! Where ???

Do not worry! Do not fret! Life is a lovely gift of the Maker and make is it lovelier by offering it to Him! To conquer Time is to use Time the right way. Indian seers told us to care of the body, mind and soul! What a holistic approach to human welfare!! Any lopsided emphasis in this formula leads to disaster or despair! Give the body its due - look after it or it is the vehicle of the indwelling soul! It is the holy temple of the Maker. A healthy body cannot afford addictions! Keep fit physically to keep fit mentally! He body is a lovely machine or several factories put together with no noise! No pollution Automatic in its functioning and consistent in its action. It is amazing in its powers and fascinating in its capabilities. Give it its due! Care for it. Groom it, make it grow strong and not weak and sick! Spend a few minutes of the day in looking after the body. Habits and food play a major role in body care. Habits are to be developed, not as a fad or fashion as the mob commands, but healthy habits which prevent one from dissipation of energy- a precious gift of god. Food has to be sathvic – leading to serenity, tranquility and peace. Moderation in food and various indulgences is necessary. We cannot eat all that we want and as much as we want. Excessive food leads to obesity, insufficient intake of food leads to anorexia! Both are forbidden by Indian sages.

Along with habits and food – consider activity and rest as equally important. Activity is a must but not frenzied activity. It should be meaningful, mind elevating sols regaling activity. At the some time one should not over exert oneself. Many call themselves workaholics and end up as physical wrecks! The body needs rest and sleep. It is necessary to rest and enjoy sleep to keep the body fit!

Give time for the mind! Let it not move long the beaten track of a mob! Let us celebrate on cerebrate cerebrations! The Maker gave us a subtle power of the mind which has infinite capabilities. Make it help us grow. Let it not guide us from darkness to pitch darkness but to infinite light! Let it feed us with noble thoughts and prompt us to nobler deeds. Let us put value before all valuables! Let it be the driving force of our life towards the pinnacle of excellence!

Mind and body help us function as professionals! Our job requires time, energy and brains! Do not think that frequent holidays and sudden resignations are solutions for problems at work! They only aggravate the agony! Love your work! Love your job, it is a God-given job, a God-propelled job! Duty is cumbersome when one performs for oneself - Tension and depression are natural outcomes of such a duty. At the end of a heavy day, if u are still smiling it means you know how to disburden yourself. Ego prevents disburdening. Humility accelerates it. Ego makes you tense, humility says relax. Ego says I do it, humility says He makes you do it. Ego is battered and shattered by set backs, humility accepts, setbacks as essential experiences for a journey of excellence. Duty becomes delectable when offered to one’s Maker and when it is done in a spirit of excellent dedication.

At the end of the day, quickly review the day. Have “I really lived” or “has the day passed by”, “Did I help only myself” or “someone who needed my help!” selfless deeds of kindness are the prizes the soul wins in the course of the day. Make the soul dwell on the ultimate goal – remembering man is a mini-god in the making. Compassion , conviction, courage are the qualities of the Maker and present in the soul – these need to be kept alive.

Have we forgotten enough time for the soul, the propeller of our life, the one who outlives the body, outgrows the sensuous, ascends the eternity, expands into infinity and dissolves in the divinity! If the answer is yes, it is a well-spent day.

Have a nice day, may soul mate, my friend, my reader, a meaningful, purposeful, happy day leading you from man to man, man to Nature, man to GOD.

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