The Softening

The passage The Softening authored by Richrd Rudd is very illuminating to me. It reminds me of the saying Simple Living And High Thinking. Our simple living can be enriching and fulfilling. Our basic needs to survive and enhance our living are very few. Sadly we are not content with what we have. We ask for more and more material things and possessions. We believe the more we have, the more merry and happy we will be. The thirst for having more possessions is rarely quenched.The more possessions we have the less we become fulfilled. We need to be aware of this hunger and thirst for more material possessions. There is no end to this thirst. Before I came to the US, we were relatively poor. However, we had inward richness, inner wealth of peace, joy, fulfillment and gratification. When I came to the richest country in the world I saw inward poverty.I believe in living a balanced life. Living in a balanced way I feel happy, peaceful and fulfilled. I believe there is light of awareness within all of us. This light helps me walk on the path of natural wisdom.However, there are times when I do not remain awake and create suffering in me and others close to me. I wake up from my sleep, remain awake and walk on the path. As I am getting older, I remain more awake and walk steadily on the right path, the path of natural wisdom. May we all join each other's hands and walk on the path of awareness. This is my prayer. Amen. Namaste. Jagdish P Dave

"Inward richness", yes, I can definitely see where you would think this of the poverty of the US, inward poverty. It is a sad thing but we can hope to make a difference and set examples. "May we all join each other's hands and walk on the path of awareness." Thank you!