God has bestowed upon us the basic qualities that is, talents, to look up and work for our betterment and the world. These qualities are the real treasure & their non usage or underutilization will be a burden for us and the world. Our usage of these treasures catalyzes evolution of our mind. The attitude of usage of our talents, without selfish motto, ego, that transforms our life and life around for the better.
The greatest tragedy of life is considered to be death, whereas this is not so. The greatest tragedy of life is underutilization of God-gifted talents, capacities & potential. Here the focus is on talent, character & implementation of action in the life's stream righteously and with good intent, rather than for false ego or reputation. John wooden suggests, "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you are; your reputation is merely what others think you are". Also the acknowledged American philosopher Goethe says, "Talent develops itself in solitude; character in life's stream".
The wealth spent diminishes in quantity and in its potential to be further spent; but, for the betterment of people, when we use our inner talents & treasure, they multiply quantitatively & qualitatively.
We find that the solution for all the problems is being sought all around in outside world. There are even rituals performed for solutions of problems even to the extent of establishing peace. This may give a boost to the name of religious organization, person, Mathadhish, head of religious organization. But, peace, welfare, betterment of society is not achieved. What is achieved is the money to those persons, pseudo-image, ego and nothing of value for which all is organized. In fact hat of peace, even the source of the problem is not known. Now the fundamental question is, if we cannot trace the root of the problem, can we ever reach a solution? Be it even worship of God. Indeed, we can find a solution in only the God's way.
The greatest truth is that-the source of all problems is rooted within us, i.e., human mind. So it is only by looking within us that we can find solutions, and work to achieve them. As rightly said by Colin Wilson, "The mind has exactly the same power as hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it". So it's essential that we must know the inner world. If the mind of a person can be made good through the most subtle tool, namely love, that is the beginning of the changed and better world. "Where there is love, there is life", observes Mahatma Gandhi. It is that life, that conscientious life, I am talking about.
Leo Tolstoy says, "All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love". In reality, love is real spirituality. Love is above all the religion, nationality, caste & profession. We are like beads strung together on the same thread that is love. The basic aim of life must be to kindle love in man for all living beings. If we delete conceit, jealousy & hatred, the love for each other becomes visible as the basic inherent nature towards others. Aristotle, the father of philosophy says, "Love is true when it comes from the heart, not from the mouth". The beauty of the world can be heightened & problems solved by igniting the minds & hearts of people with spark of love and rightful actions for each other.
External communication through internet, computers & mobiles has brought in the people of distant countries within a business & life's bargain. Paradoxically, the lack of communication towards our nears & dears and those living close by, suffers with increasing distance. The eminent psychoanalyst & motivator suggests, "There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love, that's only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen". The world suffers from the poverty, which is of two types. The first being the poverty of food, clothing, & shelter. The second type of poverty is caused by lack of love & compassion. Out of the above, it is the second type of poverty that needs attention due to the very basic fact that if we love people with our hearts, empathize with them & serve them with compassion, the first type of poverty & the problems of food, shelter & clothing will find solutions.
The key here is the spirituality of love, the enlightened self, which opens up our minds & hearts for the good of all. This key enables us to see differently when we empathize, and heals us internally and the persons we serve. "You know its love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness", says Julia Roberts. When Freud was an old man, a journalist once asked him the requirements of healthy mind. The journalist expected a long reply, instead the reply was "Lieben und Arbeiten"?Love & Work. Elaborated, Freud's Sutra implies that the happy adult has a capacity for loyal and enduring relationships and can use his or her talents, free from paralyzing in productive, good work.
Our minds are blinded by selfishness, which leads to loss of judgment & distorted vision, creating more uncertainties and thus creating more problems, rather than solutions. Thus, if we do not use the key of spirituality of love, our minds & hearts will be auto-locked. On the contrary, if we use the same key, our minds & hearts will be unlocked with a new mindset, new creativity, new life & new world. Mignon McLaughlin says, "In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing". I think the search for an answer to the common happiness, through love & work can end with a Chinese saying: "Happiness is someone to love, something to work at, and something to hope for".