Once upon a time, there was a bird that sang well. The only problem was she didn't know that she sang well. She crooned through the scorching summer, she carolled through the damp rains and she performed through the coarse winter. Not knowing that she did an excellent job. Not realizing that her singing made the forest a better place. Most of us are like that bird. Just like her, we don’t realize it; at least never on cue, never before somebody else points it out to us. Suffering is so common to us that we don’t have the time or the means to wrap our heads around why do we suffer in the first place. Like a lifelong game of waiting for
“We also tend to undercut ourselves, not acknowledging our place in the universe—maybe, just maybe, you are the reason it’s expanding tirelessly...”
What a beautiful piece of writing. Thank you for spreading joy and a happy Diwali to you!
I was waiting for this Diwali gift of yours! Thanks and happy Diwali to you too Shakti!!