Gratitude

Reading this passage reminds me of David Thoureau who wrote about gratefulness, " I am grateful for what I am and what I have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." When I help someone in distress I do not expect anything in return. My heart is filled with deep joy. When someone offers a helping hand to me my heart is filled with deep gratitude. As the author Tiruvalluvar says," A good turn done is a heaven-born gift you cherish... Ask 'Will (they) repay it?' and it will perish." I always gratefully remember the person who has helped me and has been kind to me. I forget right away who has wronged me. Kindness is not measured by size and shape. Small acts of kindness are as valuable as big acts of kindness. Kindness wishers quietly in my ears," I am here for you." I have been blessed by having people who have extended their helping hands joyfully whenever I need their help. And the same way I am vey happy to hold sombody's hand when he is in distress. It is a very fulfilling and enriching experience for me. I will never forget knidness of someone who finacially helped me when I was studying in a collage. Such expereinces have enriched my life and have inspired me to be helpful and knid to others who are in distress. I have learned from my experiences of kindness and compassion not to hold on to hold to my gurudge against the " wrong-doers." As human beings we are not perfect. We all have our own limitations. From my pesonal experiences of "wrong-doing" I have learnt the value of forgiving myself for my wrong-doings and the wrong-doings of others. I practice the age-old wise saying, "To err is human, to fogive is divine". This light of wisdom keeps me awake, and aware to walk wisely on the path of my life. Namaste! Jagdish P Dave