Well the only reason why I never wrote for long is I always prefer to write when I am happy and positive so that I can spread the same, but when I am low or negative, I prefer being quiet, because I believe in spreading smiles always. I am Thankful to God, because today I have a reason to write and be happy about.
There is a Gurudwara at Ahmedabad, the holy place of the Sikh religion, when we were here in 2009 - 2010 with family and Adesh was in a job here, if we used to pass by this highway, I always used to express my desire to visit this place once with family, but, I don't know why it never happened, usually we people run to and Ice cream parlor if we wish to eat one, we grab fast something we have long asked for, if we happen to come across, but when it comes to visiting a temple or a Holy place, we have a lazy attitude, or we just postpone it usually.
Yesterday was a unusually hot day of this summer season and Srijan told me why not we just move on the streets of Ahmedabad on his Activa just to breathe fresh air and get out of the drowsy feeling of being in one room all day long, so we moved out, had dinner, went to a friends place, had kulfi, then went to a good cafe, and had fresh Juice n cold coffee, also I proposed Rama di for a movie but as she was busy we thought we will go some other day, so this we usually do when we are bored, yesterday when we again passed this Gurudwara, I again told Srijan, that I wanted to visit this place for long and he stopped the bike and we went inside, it was some kind of festival there of the Sikhs and some saint had visited the place and a whole lot of people behind this Great person, touching his feet and seeking blessings, fortunately we entered while he was leaving and we happened to see him at a one hand distance and after which we entered the Gurudwara and though unaware of the way of worship at that place, we knew one common thing which is done at every holy place. We bowed our heads and joined our hands in prayer and Wished good for all the lovely people in my life seeking blessings for myself and my family members.
It was a divine experience, God or No God is a topic debated thousand times, and again the importance of one religion over the other also has been debated since centuries, today I just wanted to express my feelings on this particular aspect. I belong to family where religion is given a lot of importance right from the time of my Grand parents, then my parents and so on it continues. Is the supreme power Lord Rama, my In laws worship, Lord Krishna, my mother worships, Lord Shiva, my Grand father worshiped, or Lord Ganesha whom all the Hindu's believe should be worshiped and kept in the first place. I have visited Churches all my childhood from School, I studied in a convent School, read the Holy Bible, visited temples with my parents and read the Bhagwata Geeta as well, I know a bit of the preachings of the Jainism as we have friends and my bhabhi belonged to a Jain family, I have a lot of friends of all religions and all have different traditions and beliefs, it can never end this way.
But,What I felt yesterday that these holy places,Churches,Temples, Masjids and Gurudwaras all give us a divine feeling because to this place every human comes with a hope, a prayer, a positive approach, an honest mindset, we don't pretend there, we our ourselves, all the people who come there come to ask forgiveness for the wrong they have done, for praying for the happiness of each other, of our loved ones, there none of the person visiting the place does any kind of manipulaton, that whole atmosphere is Honest, filled with gratitude, filled with compassion, filled with Love, filled with Hope and even in the worst of circumstances there's HOPE and strength which every individual gets merely by visiting that place, and the positivity which radiates from each other. God is everywhere, inside us, outside us and in every living being on earth, we worship the Cow, the trees, because we trust, that it lives and it gives us Energy and Strength.
My whole idea of writing this post is that this atmosphere can be created everywhere, at home, at our work place and in our whole world, if we live with the same honesty, good feelings for others, positive approach in all situations, repentance for our wrong deeds, Forgiveness for the others who you feel have done wrong to you and many many more things which only Spread Love, Smiles, Optimism, Strength and Hope. We can have it in ourself and also see it in the others, the good and the God, and if we begin to try now, from today onwards, I feel that if not the whole world but Our World can be the most beautiful place to live in.
Sounds too dramatic or like preachings, does it ????
It may, I don't mind, I always follow my heart and speak what comes to my mind, and the best part is I feel good about it, I love every living being around me and I respect them just the way they are, be it any religion, be it any culture, be it any person carrying a different view point from mine, I love to learn more and share more, We all are blessed and the blessings we receive is in the form of the family we are born in, the place we are brought up in and the people we meet along the journey of life and the belief that we are different yet so common, we are all imperfect yet can make our lives worth living in every aspect, its just that we need to try and keep trying.
Ending with a Quote I read long back " God must have loved the common people, thats why he made so many of them "
I feel blessed to be a common man, because I trust God loves me and he loves you too, so
"Keep Smiling and keep spreading smiles. It is God's greatest gift to mankind and all of us can afford to own a smile, gift a smile and donate one too." This is my own Quote of life.
I am attaching the photo of the smiles which mean everything to me and also the reason why I can smile always, God bless them and God bless all of us.
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