Does somebody else’s shoe fit
you? And even if the ‘size’ is same do you feel comfortable in the shoes that
are not yours? NO. Yet this is what has been in operation…with people living
the lives of others, from the perspectives of all but of self. No wonder life
becomes a constant source of discomfort, while the real source of the
discomfort is one’s own self. Thus even before one leaves the earth, one has
already left it, living as a spent force.
So is it not high time that our
education system placed thrust on knowing oneself as the primal and sacred
knowledge? True we have counseling system in place but the biggest counsel is
within…but that has to be accessed. Once that happens education would be truly
educating, instead of a system of piling degrees and becoming qualified, but
not educated.
And the parents have to be
convinced that the kids are to be allowed to grow, which they can’t if they are
constantly imposed upon. Impositions are contradictory to growth, even
figuratively. Just imagine, imposition is a force downward on something, while
growth is always upward.
None of the degrees would be
capable of combating the pathogen—deficient self-knowledge, the biggest
knowledge of all.
Your truth, and adherence to the
same, opens vistas that were not apparent before, facilitating your growth to
unprecedented heights—real-izing wondrous aspects of your own self. That first
step, to know the truth of self, and the next, towards it, is all that is
required to live out your infinite potential, with ease and in bliss.
So instead of entering into
somebody else’s shoes, be convinced of the size of yours, and check which type
of shoes help you to walk with ease. Once that happens, you will in fact, be
running in your shoes—even if you are not wearing a pair running shoes!
Sushmita Mukherjee,
May 3, 2012
