...is a lot of things-naturally! I am a mother, a wife, a daughter-in-law, a sister, a daughter and a woman.Plenty of ideas flit about in my head leaving little room for peace at times.
But something I saw today on TV especially worried me.It was a new game show which dangles the proverbial "cash prize" for nothing more than 'telling the truth'.Mere curiosity prompted me to catch 20 minutes of the show and I regretted having done so.
How can you betray the love of your family, the trust of your friends and the security of your relationships for the sake of money? Is it worth it?
Hey, we all have secrets...who doesn't?But should we be compelled to take that on air and exhibit it to the world at large?
Who takes the blame here?The producers of the show or the contestants? Both are responsible, I guess.When money drives you to remorselessly admit to improper behaviour, rankling hatred, unfulfilled fantasies, of what value will that money be if and when you win it? You have lost the peace of mind which you sacrificed to get it anyway.
I must say I agree with this writer when he poetically rips the show apart for its callous nature, scheming underhandedness and martyred effect of the 'game show' scenario.
All I want to say to the contestants is, if you have to make money, do it the hard way;work for it.The "honest" way does not seem worthwhile. A broken marriage, a failed relationship, the anger of your family,friends and co-workers hardly seems to add value to any money you may win.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
My Guru, Guide and God
Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai Baba. Four words that lit a lamp in my life in the October of 1994.
That was the first time I heard of this entity; this being who did miraculous things, chief among them being, the transformation of the individual soul.
We all need a guiding principle in our lives, to help us make the right decisions, to walk us down the chosen path, to lift us up when we are down in the dumps and to bring us to earth when we have our head in the clouds. For most of us, that principle can come in the shape of a loved one- a parent,a child, a sibling, a friend, an elder- and for me, He appeared in the form of Bhagwan Baba.
There are times when I worry- often unnecessarily- about the insignificant nothings in life such as , "does my neighbour like me for who I am or what I can do?" or "did I say that the right way or did I offend her sensibilities?"
Then there are other times that I don't think twice about such things...finding them too trivial to be dealt with.Swami,however, has always been with me...guiding me to the one thing that makes me happy-being me.That's right.
It's only when you are content with yourself that you can be happy for others and happy with others.
That was the first time I heard of this entity; this being who did miraculous things, chief among them being, the transformation of the individual soul.
We all need a guiding principle in our lives, to help us make the right decisions, to walk us down the chosen path, to lift us up when we are down in the dumps and to bring us to earth when we have our head in the clouds. For most of us, that principle can come in the shape of a loved one- a parent,a child, a sibling, a friend, an elder- and for me, He appeared in the form of Bhagwan Baba.
There are times when I worry- often unnecessarily- about the insignificant nothings in life such as , "does my neighbour like me for who I am or what I can do?" or "did I say that the right way or did I offend her sensibilities?"
Then there are other times that I don't think twice about such things...finding them too trivial to be dealt with.Swami,however, has always been with me...guiding me to the one thing that makes me happy-being me.That's right.
It's only when you are content with yourself that you can be happy for others and happy with others.
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