I feared being alone
Until I learned to like Myself.
I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.
I feared success
Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection
Until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary for growth.
I feared the truth
Until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life
Until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death
Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate
Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love
Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule
Until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future
Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
I feared the past
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
I feared change,
Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a Metamorphosis before it could fly.
Until I learned to like Myself.
I feared failure
Until I realized that I only Fail when I don't try.
I feared success
Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
I feared people's opinions
Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection
Until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain
Until I learned that it's necessary for growth.
I feared the truth
Until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life
Until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death
Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny,
Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate
Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love
Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
I feared ridicule
Until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old
Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future
Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
I feared the past
Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark
Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light
Until I learned that the Truth would give me Strength.
I feared change,
Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a Metamorphosis before it could fly.
"Learnt to like myself" how how how????
ReplyDeleteI think best way to like the self is to know the self feel the self and that happens by meditation or master :)that is my understanding do u have something please share :) jai gurudev :)
ReplyDeleteI guess , but again..I know it and not apply..one loves the self, one one works like a Karmayogi..so much so the actions remain and not the person..
ReplyDeleteLike as they "let my work speak for myself".
jai gurdev bhawana i think realization of goal happened with two wings this is i m quoting form yoga vashishtha first page where it says you need two wings to fly and right knowledge as well as right action is important to make things work :) like this i heard from bawa and its cool one knowledge of share market doesnt make u rich and without knowledge also just keep playing in share market doesnt make u rich, right knowledg and then applying that knowledge can definitely make u rich :) so when u do ur meditation its a realization that u r nobody then who will say to who that i m karmayogi or else :) i hope it make sense please do reply jai gurudev
ReplyDeleteIt makes all the sense in the world!
ReplyDeleteTwo wings, two feet , I get it.
But I just can't let go of the dicontentment,,,,"ok don't let go!"...now what "you gotta let go one day"...hmm
I guess this discontentment will have to let go of me..
so i think you have reached the state in the discussion where i dont have anything to say so its all jai gurudev:)
ReplyDeleteJai Gurudev ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting one!
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